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SC/9890 Security Council 6291st Meeting (AM) Sacking of Ministers Hailed as 'Strong Signal' in Anti-corruption Efforts While improvements in Sierra Leone's political climate were seen as inching the country towards eventual sustainable development, senior United Nations officials warned the Security Council today that the…

By Rukshan Ratnam in Kugbemai village, Lofa County, Liberia. Late afternoon sunlight slants through the forest canopy, and creates a soft golden glow in this remote village in a jungle, in Liberia's Lofa County. A hand-cranked radio, precariously balanced on the…

With last week's successful passage of the Senate version of the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act, it is now time to turn to the House of Representatives to get the job done before the bill can be…

(exerpt) Human Rights Council MORNING 18 March 2010 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire and Portugal. Luzolo Bambi Lessa, Minister of Justice and…

Le Commissaire de la Police des Nations Unies et le Commandant Central du DIS à Farchana et Goz Béïda. Une délégation conjointe de la Police de la Mission des Nations Unies (UNPol) et du Détachement Intégré de Sécurité (DIS), conduite…

By Eva Gilliam ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire, 15 March 2010 - While Côte d'Ivoire is steadily working towards a sustainable peace after years of conflict, many children and women continue to be victims of rape and other forms of gender-based violence…

Afin de lutter contre les exactions commises par l'armée congolaise, notamment les violences sexuelles, la Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies en République démocratique du Congo (MONUC) a mis en place un programme de formation des militaires et de…

Following an alarming spate of rapes in Sierra Leone in the first 3 months of 2010, a Civil Society Organizations (CSO)-UNDP forum has called for a vigorous response to stop human rights violations and criminal acts against young girls. "We…

OBV/855 WOM/1780 Observance of International Women's Day Women's Empowerment, Gender Equality Fundamental to United Nations Identity, He Says at International Women's Day Event, Featuring Journalist-Led Panel Discussion Calling women's empowerment and gender equality fundamental to the United Nations identity, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon pressed for renewed…

La déclaration adoptée aujourd'hui, lors de la concertation francophone de haut niveau sur les violences faites aux femmes, témoigne de la contribution de l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) aux travaux de la cinquante-quatrième session de la Commission de la…