Amid progress in West Africa and the Sahel, UN envoy warns of region’s political challenges
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:53 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on the situation in West Africa and the Sahel region, a senior United Nations official cited a “rising tide of democracy†throughout the continent, noting that a number of countries had recently held elections which largely complied with electoral norms and standards, upholding their status a model in the region and beyond.
Security Council calls on Somali parties to address political challenges amid latest election delay
Sep 30, 2016, at 04:32 am
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): Regretting an extension to the 2016 electoral process in Somalia announced by the country’s electoral body, the United Nations Security Council has called on all parties in the country to upload their commitments on the elections and to come to an agreement on the remaining political challenges without further delay.
Dec 22, 2015, at 03:23 pm
New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS) At the end of the first year of its transformation decade, the Afghan National Unity Government is struggling to project national unity, security has deteriorated as it grapples with intensified fighting with much less international support, and the economy remains a matter of concern, the top United Nations official in the country warned on Monday.