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Targeted Attacks, Rape, Displacement Threaten Women in War Zones, Commission Hears as Delegates Call for Swift Action, Sustainable Solutions

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Targeted Attacks, Rape, Displacement Threaten Women in War Zones, Commission Hears as Delegates Call for Swift Action, Sustainable Solutions

The plight of women in situations of armed conflict should remain at the forefront of the international community’s agenda, the Commission on the Status of Women heard today as it continued its general debate.

Security Council Sanctions Committee Concerning Democratic Republic of Congo Convenes Meeting with Regional States, Hears Briefing by United Nations Mine Action Service

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Security Council Sanctions Committee Concerning Democratic Republic of Congo Convenes Meeting with Regional States, Hears Briefing by United Nations Mine Action Service

On 6 March 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo held an exchange of views on the final report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the representatives to the United Nations of Angola (on behalf of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region), Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Africa (on behalf of the Southern African Development Community), Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania.

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

The Secretary-General warned the international community not to shirk its collective responsibility in Syria and called for full support to the United Nations efforts to forge an inclusive, Syrian-led political transition.  According to UNICEF, some 14 million children across the region are now suffering from the escalating conflict sweeping the country and much of Iraq.

Global Instrument Must Hold States Accountable, as Violence against Women, Girls Remains Pervasive, Widespread, Special Rapporteur Tells Commission

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Global Instrument Must Hold States Accountable, as Violence against Women, Girls Remains Pervasive, Widespread, Special Rapporteur Tells Commission

Violence against women and girls remained pervasive and widespread throughout the world, with no one country able to say that it had eradicated those “abhorrent” crimes, ministerial-level speakers said as the Commission on the Status of Women continued its general debate today.

Secretary-General, in Message for International Observance, Urges Robust Policies to End Discrimination, Universal Ratification of Anti-Racism Convention

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Observance, Urges Robust Policies to End Discrimination, Universal Ratification of Anti-Racism Convention

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed on 21 March:

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Security Council members are in Bangui today to assess progress in stabilizing the Central African Republic since the deployment last September of the United Nations mission to that country, MINUSCA.  They will meet the Head of State of the Transitional Authorities, the diplomatic corps and MINUSCA, before continuing on to the capitals of Ethiopia and Burundi.

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