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Date: 01/20/2009 Description: Blue envelope icon, used for email subscriptions. State Dept Photo

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Special Press Briefing on Refugee Issues in Africa
(Oct. 26): Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Eric Schwartz briefed on refugee issues in Africa. Full Text

Secretary Clinton At the Corporate Council on Africa's Seventh Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit
(Oct. 1): "Public and private partners working together in Angola on new models of development assistance; health professionals in the Democratic Republic of Congo risking their own lives to give life back to those dehumanized by violent conflict; ..." Full Text

UNSC to Adopt Resolution to Protect Women in Conflict Situations
(Sept. 30): Resolution 1325, adopted in 2000, requires parties in conflict to respect women’s rights and support their participation in peace negotiations and post-conflict reconstruction. Resolution 1820, adopted in 2008, establishes a clear link between maintaining international peace and security and preventing and responding to the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. Fact Sheet