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The successful holding of general elections had returned the Central African Republic to a path of sustainable peace, development and long-term peacebuilding, but hard realities remained, the United Nations senior official in the country told the Security Council this morning. ¡°Despite recent positive developments, it is critical that partners remain engaged and redouble their assistance to the country across all thematic areas of need, in order¡­

The Security Council would hold two open debates this month, the first on the issue of counter-terrorism and the other concerning cooperation on peace and security matters between the United Nations and the African Union, Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta (Egypt), the 15-member organ¡¯s President for May, said at a Headquarters press conference. Providing an overview of the Council¡¯s forthcoming work, he said it would convene this morning for a briefing by¡­