Guinea: UN envoy continues consultations over political tensions
20 September 2010 – A senior United Nations official is holding consultations today in Guinea with key officials as part of an international effort to resolve the tensions surrounding the deferral of the country's second…
Guinea: UN envoy continues consultations over political tensions
20 September 2010 – A senior United Nations official is holding consultations today in Guinea with key officials as part of an international effort to resolve the tensions surrounding the deferral of the country's second…
West African States back UN resolution promoting role of women in peace and security
17 September 2010 – West African countries today moved towards ensuring the equal participation and full involvement in all peace and security issues in compliance with a landmark Security Council resolution.Representatives…
Guinea: Ban calls for resolution of obstacles to presidential election run-off
16 September 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on authorities in Guinea to swiftly resolve all technical and logistical obstacles to holding the run-off round of presidential polls – which has just been…
Guinea: UN envoy voices concerns about political tensions before presidential poll run-off
15 September 2010 – The top United Nations official in West Africa is heading to Guinea tomorrow for talks with the country's presidential candidates, electoral authorities and other prominent politicians to try to resolve…
Said Djinnit holds consultations in Conakry and Abuja
Dakar, 14 October 2010 - Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General for West Africa held a consultative meeting with James Victor Gbeho, the President of the Commission of the…
Ban Ki-moon welcomes the opening of the electoral campaign in Côte d’Ivoire
15 October 2010 -- The Secretary-General welcomes the opening today of the electoral campaign in Côte d'Ivoire and the progress made so far in the electoral process. He calls on the parties to conduct their electoral campaign…
West African countries to have national plans of action on resolution 1325 by end of year
21 October 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his pledge to empower women, underlining the crucial role they play in peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding. "Whether we are discussing sustainable…
SRSG Djinnit welcomes decision on second round of Guinean presidential election
28 October 2010 -- The Secretary-General's Special Representative for West Africa, Said Djinnit, has welcomed the decision reached yesterday to hold the second round of Guinean presidential election on 7 November. He urges…
SRSG Djinnit welcomes holding of Niger referendum
2 November 2010 -- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for West Africa, Said Djinnit, welcomes the holding, in peaceful conditions, of the Referendum on the Constitution on Sunday 31…
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges peaceful campaign in Guinea
3 November 2010 -- "The Secretary-General welcomes the consensus reached among Guinean stakeholders that paves the way for the holding of the run-off presidential election on 7 November 2010," according to a statement issued…
Statement on the election in Guinea
8 November 2010 -- Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General of West Africa welcomes the peaceful holding of the second round of the historical Presidential Election in Guinea on Sunday…