June 27, 2011
Posts Tagged: united nations security council
May 20, 2011
A prayer for members of the Security Council
God who makes us for each other, who calls us into community, who binds us together in love, we pray for the members of the United Nations Security Council as they travel to Sudan. Extend to them traveling mercies. Open…
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December 23, 2010
Voices of a new generation – young people speak to UN Security Council
On December 21, 2010, US Ambassador Susan E. Rice hosted an interactive special session of the United Nations Security Council titled, “Voices of a New Generation,” seeking to give young people (ages 13-21) an opportunity to address the world’s most…
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October 27, 2010
Security Council calls for ensuring women’s participation in building, sustaining peace
From the United Nations News Centre: United Nations Security Council calls for ensuring women’s participation in building, sustaining peace. The Security Council today marked the tenth anniversary of the landmark resolution on women and peace and security by calling for…
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May 5, 2010
The UN must protect civilians in Chad
Amnesty International reports that: “Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people living in eastern Chad, including more than 450,000 Sudanese refugees from Darfur and internally displaced Chadians, are at risk if the UN mission in Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)…
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October 19, 2009
Events in Guinea
On September 28, a violent crackdown on unarmed demonstrators in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, led to the deaths of at least 150 people. Many rapes were also reported. The trouble in Guinea goes back to last December, when a…
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June 4, 2009
Update – Sri Lanka
The people of Sri Lanka remain in need of prayer as they seek justice and work to rebuild. The UN Security Council will hear a briefing from the Secretary-General on June 5. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance continues to participate in the…
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