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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 round of presidential elections.Said Djinnit, the Secretary-General's Special…

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 of 16 countries across the region adopted the Dakar Declaration after a…

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 postponed by electoral officials – so it can be staged as soon as possible.Mr…

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 the tensions that have led to deadly clashes ahead of the run-off round in…

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 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja today.They discussed…

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 in a peaceful manner in keeping with the spirit engendered by the signing…

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 development, public health or peace, women are at the core," he told…

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 the two candidates and other Guinean leaders concerned to do everything to…

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 October 2010 in Niger.He congratulates the people of Niger for their commitment…

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 by his Spokesperson. He urges all actors in the electoral process to ensure…

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.Through their massive mobilization the people of Guinea have demonstrated…

15 November 2010 -- "The Secretary-General takes note of the provisional results of the 7 November 2010 presidential run-off elections in Guinea as announced by the Independent Electoral Commission on 15 November," according to a statement attributable to Mr. Ban's spokesperson.He calls once again…