AU appoints Binta Diop as Envoy for Women, Peace and Security
Loyiso Langeni
31 January 2014
Head of the African Union Commission
Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on Thursday appointed a special Envoy for Women, Peace
and Security Mrs Binta Diop to ensure the voices of women and the most
vulnerable are heard much more clearer in the peace building and conflict
resolution.
Dlamini-Zuma was speaking at the 22nd
Assembly of the AU Heads of State and Government, with the crisis in South
Sudan and the Central
African Republic
“We have to work together to ensure
that we have lasting peace and security in all countries in Africa this as part
of our efforts to silence the guns in the continent,” Dlamini-Zuma added
Ms Binta Diop is the President of
Femmes Africa Solidarite an independent body promoting the role of women in
preventing, managing and resolving conflicts.
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