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Burundi Leadership Must Show More ‘Visionary Leadership’ than Ever, Special Representative Says in Briefing to Security Council

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Burundi Leadership Must Show More ‘Visionary Leadership’ than Ever, Special Representative Says in Briefing to Security Council

While Burundi had made substantial progress in overcoming formidable political, security and development challenges, the Government must show more “visionary leadership” than ever in protecting those gains as it worked to complete its peacebuilding process, the senior United Nations official in that country told the Security Council today.

Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends Status for 11 Entities, Defers 40, including Committee to Protect Journalists, Ford Foundation

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Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends Status for 11 Entities, Defers 40, including Committee to Protect Journalists, Ford Foundation

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 11 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, and deferred action on the status of 40 others.

Security Council Grants Year-long Mandate Extension for United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Central African Republic

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Security Council Grants Year-long Mandate Extension for United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Central African Republic

The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) for one year today, deciding also to expand sanctions imposed on individuals to include a travel ban and an assets freeze, and authorizing the deployment of a European Union intervention force in the country.

Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Defers Action on Eight Applicants, While Recommending Status Upgrade for Another

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Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Defers Action on Eight Applicants, While Recommending Status Upgrade for Another

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today deferred action on 10 applications for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, while recommending an upgrade to general consultative status for an existing one — International Eurasia Press Fund based in Azerbaijan — thereby allowing it to speak during meetings and propose agenda items.

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