Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

23 mai 2012 – À l'occasion de la réunion informelle de haut-niveau de l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies sur le rôle des États membres dans la médiation, le Secrétaire général de l'ONU, Ban Ki-moon, a estimé mercredi que cette réunion marquait une étape importante dans les efforts de l'Organisation en matière de promotion de la paix et de prévention des conflits armés. « Les services de médiation de l'ONU doivent être disponibles de manière simple et rapide pour tous les États qui en auraient besoin», a rappelé M. Ban.

In partnership with the National Academy of Engineering, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on May 23 hosted a workshop with experts from government and the NGO community to examine “Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding.”

The Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission Country-Specific Configuration to Liberia, Ambassador Staffan Tillander, with his delegation comprising a representative of the UN Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO), has visited Grand Cape Mount and Bong Counties as part of his first official visit to Liberia since his appointment in April 2012.

By SAW YAN NAING / THE IRRAWADDY

Among the 11 points agreed between Burmese government peace negotiators and leaders of the Shan State Army (SSA) last weekend is a landmark decision to resettle all displaced Shan families and civilians in southern Shan State, and perhaps those currently living along the border with Thailand.

The agreement was reached at a Union-level meeting on May 19 between a delegation from Naypyidaw, led by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Gen Soe Win, and leaders of the SSA led by Lt-Gen Yawd Serk.

The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Jean Ping, strongly condemns the physical attack by demonstrators against the interim President of the Republic of Mali, Mr. Dioncounda Traore.

This unacceptable act is a cause of deep concern for the AU, and undermines the internationally-supported ECOWAS efforts toward effective restoration of constitutional order and reestablishment of state authority in the northern part of the country.

Peter Heinlein

ADDIS ABABA - The United Nations special envoy for Somalia says the "Road Map" peace deal signed last September is on track to produce a breakthrough in ending the Horn of Africa country's 20-year political vacuum.

It won't be easy, but three months before the end of the U.N.-backed transitional government, leaders of Somalia's fractious political entities seem committed to working together in a post-transition arrangement. U.N. special envoy for Somalia Augustine Mahiga said if it holds together, this could be historic.

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BISSAU, May 23, 2012 (AFP) - The transitional authorities in Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday formed a new government that includes an army officer who participated in the country's latest coup on April 12.

President Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo signed a decree establishing the 27-member cabinet which includes as defence minister Colonel Celestino Carvalho, a member of the putschists who ousted the president.

22 May 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned today an attack against Mali’s interim President Dioncounda Traoré, which reportedly left the leader with head injuries.

“The Secretary-General urges the Malian military and security institutions to fulfil their primary function of protecting the State and its legitimate interim authorities, and underscores the need for those responsible for the attack to be held accountable,” Mr. Ban’s spokesperson said in a statement.