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WEST AFRICA COMMITS TO ENHANCE THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN PEACE PROCES
Dakar, September 17, 2010 – “The Dakar Declaration on the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325” and its related regional action plan for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) were adopted today in Dakar at a Regional Forum entitled "Women Count for Peace”. The event…
WEST AFRICA COMMITS TO ENHANCE THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN PEACE PROCES
Dakar, September 17, 2010 – “The Dakar Declaration on the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325” and its related regional action plan for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) were adopted today in Dakar at a Regional Forum entitled "Women Count for Peace”. The event…
Statement UN envoy on the killing of two Afghan polling staff
16 September 2010 - The United Nations condemns the killings of two polling staff of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan yesterday, in the Charbolak district of Balk province in the north of the country. We join the Chairperson of the IEC, Professor Fazal Ahmad Manawi, in his…
Security Council Press Statement on Somalia
New York, 31 August 2010 – The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu on 30 August, which resulted in the death of four African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers. The members of the Security Council expressed…
SRSG Mahiga briefs the UN Security Council on Somalia
New York, 16 September 2010 – SRSG Mahiga welcomed the opportunity to brief the Security Council following his appointment as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia. [Full Statement]
Women Count for Peace - Regional forum on UNSC res. 1325 (Dakar sept 2010)
Dakar, 15 September, 2010 – On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on the role of Women in Peace and Security, a regional conference will be held at ministerial level from 15 to 17 September 2010 in Dakar. The objective of the conference is to review progress…
UN Under-Secretary-General visits President Sheikh Sharif in Mogadishu
Nairobi, 2 September 2010 – The UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Lynn Pascoe, expressed his solidarity with the people of Somalia during a one day visit to Mogadishu yesterday (Wednesday). Mr Pascoe, who was accompanied by the UN Special Representative for Somalia, Augustine P…
Women Count for Peace - Regional forum on UNSC res. 1325 (Dakar sept 2010)
Dakar, 15 September, 2010 – On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on the role of Women in Peace and Security, a regional conference will be held at ministerial level from 15 to 17 September 2010 in Dakar. The objective of the conference is to review progress…