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Despite Governance Gains, Urgent Attention Needed To Deal with Human Right Abuses, Insecurity in Great Lakes Region, Special Envoy Tells Security Council

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Despite Governance Gains, Urgent Attention Needed To Deal with Human Right Abuses, Insecurity in Great Lakes Region, Special Envoy Tells Security Council

Despite recent advances in governance and regional cooperation in the Great Lakes, insecurity and human rights abuses, particularly in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, still require urgent attention, the Secretary‑General’s Special Envoy for the region told the Security Council today.

Youth Delegates Call for Meaningful Work, Inclusion in Decision-Making, as Third Committee Concludes Debate on Social Development

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Youth Delegates Call for Meaningful Work, Inclusion in Decision-Making, as Third Committee Concludes Debate on Social Development

The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) continued its debate on social development today, with youth delegates demanding greater access to education and job opportunities, as well as a voice in decisions that will help them overcome entrenched marginalization.

African Youth Activists Call for Greater Inclusion of Young People in Continent’s Development, as Security Council Takes up ‘Silencing the Guns by 2020’ Initiative

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African Youth Activists Call for Greater Inclusion of Young People in Continent’s Development, as Security Council Takes up ‘Silencing the Guns by 2020’ Initiative

Youth activists from Africa, sharing stories of hardship and determination and of choosing peace over conflict, called for the engagement and inclusion of millions of their peers in building a fairer, more peaceful future on the continent, as the Security Council today debated how to mobilize young people towards the African Union initiative “Silencing the Guns by 2020”.

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