Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

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Peacebuilding Commission

PBC/50

Peacebuilding Commission Commends Communiqué Signed in Wake of March Violence in Sierra Leone, Endorses Agenda for Change, Joint Vision at Special Session

Seven years after the civil war, the people of Sierra Leone wanted to see and feel the dividends of peace, said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today, at an unprecedented high-level special session of the Peacebuilding Commission, which launched a Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Sierra Leone and rallied international support around the Government’s unified development strategy.
PBC/49

Peacebuilding Commission Endorses Integrated Strategy for Long-Term Development, End to Cycle of Crises in Central African Republic

Seizing the opportunity for sustainable peace in the Central African Republic, afforded by the success of last year’s inclusive political talks and the decision by key rebel factions to disarm, the Peacebuilding Commission today endorsed an integrated strategy to steer the engagement and dialogue among the Government, the United Nations and other international partners.
PBC/48

JOHN MCNEE OF CANADA ELECTED CHAIR OF PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION’S COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION ON SIERRA LEONE

25 February 2009
General AssemblyPBC/48
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Peacebuilding Commission

Organizational Committee

3rd Meeting (AM)


JOHN MCNEE OF CANADA ELECTED CHAIR OF PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION’S


COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION ON SIERRA LEONE

 


Applauds Country’s Tremendous Progress, Warns Serious Challenges Remain;

PBC/45-PI/1870

FAR-REACHING ‘FOURTH ESTATE’ MERITS INTERNATIONAL FUNDING, PARTICIPANTS IN MEETING ON ‘MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION IN PEACEBUILDING’ DECIDE AMID CONFLICTING VIEWS

12 December 2008
Press ReleasePBC/45
PI/1870
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

FAR-REACHING ‘FOURTH ESTATE’ MERITS INTERNATIONAL FUNDING, PARTICIPANTS IN MEETING


ON ‘MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS IN PEACEBUILDING’ DECIDE AMID CONFLICTING VIEWS


Views Expressed at Conference Be Compiled into Document on ‘The Way Forward’

PBC/44

MEMBERS OF GUINEA-BISSAU, SIERRA LEONE CONFIGURATIONS OF PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION RECEIVE HIGH-LEVEL BRIEFING BY UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME

21 November 2008
General AssemblyPBC/44
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Peacebuilding Commission

Third Session

High-Level Briefing (PM)


MEMBERS OF GUINEA-BISSAU, SIERRA LEONE CONFIGURATIONS OF PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION


RECEIVE HIGH-LEVEL BRIEFING BY UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME

PBC/42

PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION ADOPTS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR GUINEA-BISSAU, PAVING WAY FOR GENERATING WEALTH, REFORMING SECURITY SECTOR, STRENGTHENING LAW ENFORCEMENT

1 October 2008
General AssemblyPBC/42
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Peacebuilding Commission

Guinea-Bissau configuration

1st Meeting (AM)


PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION ADOPTS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR GUINEA-BISSAU, PAVING WAY


FOR GENERATING WEALTH, REFORMING SECURITY SECTOR, STRENGTHENING LAW ENFORCEMENT