Senegal
Ambassador: Marcia Bernicat | Background Notes | USAID Page
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Secretary Clinton At the Corporate Council on Africa's Seventh Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit
(Oct. 1): "We are also pursuing Millennium Challenge Corporation compacts with countries in Africa. And just two weeks ago, we signed an agreement with Senegal to provide $540 million to help that country rebuild its transportation and irrigation infrastructure." 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
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