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Investment, Anti-poverty Steps, Strong Leadership Key to Crafting Prosperous Future in Great Lakes Region, Speakers Tell Security Council

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Investment, Anti-poverty Steps, Strong Leadership Key to Crafting Prosperous Future in Great Lakes Region, Speakers Tell Security Council

Investment, strong leadership, as well as sustained support for State-building and tackling poverty were critical ingredients in crafting a peaceful, prosperous future for countries of Africa’s Great Lakes, the Security Council heard today during an open debate marking the official launch of the United Nations Regional Strategic Framework for the region.

Confronting Gender Stereotypes, Closing Pay Gap Critical, Speakers Stress, as Commission on Status of Women Concludes Session’s Fifth Day

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Confronting Gender Stereotypes, Closing Pay Gap Critical, Speakers Stress, as Commission on Status of Women Concludes Session’s Fifth Day

The sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women resumed its general discussion today with speakers emphasizing the need to tackle deep-rooted gender stereotypes and close the gender pay gap while keeping women’s empowerment at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Secretary-General, Other Speakers in Security Council Voice Deep Concern over Risk of Burundi Relapsing into Civil War

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Secretary-General, Other Speakers in Security Council Voice Deep Concern over Risk of Burundi Relapsing into Civil War

Speakers in the Security Council, including high-level United Nations officials, expressed deep concern today that the situation in Burundi risked relapsing into civil war, and called upon the country’s Government to address the continuing violence and the impunity that fuelled it.

Secretary-General Appoints Pernille Dahler Kardel of Denmark Deputy Special Representative for United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

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Secretary-General Appoints Pernille Dahler Kardel of Denmark Deputy Special Representative for United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Pernille Dahler Kardel of Denmark as his Deputy Special Representative (Political) for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).  Ms. Kardel will succeed Tadamichi Yamamoto of Japan, who the Secretary-General has appointed as his new Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of UNAMA.

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