Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for April 2010

The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has released the April 2010 version of their Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for the UN Security Council. For April, in which Japan holds the Presidency, the MAP provides recommendations on country situations, such as the Security Council's forthcoming mission to Africa, the expected Open Debate on Peacebuilding, and the country situations of Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Lebanon, Somalia, and Western Sahara. In addition, the NGOWG looks forward to the Council's specific engagement on specific aspects of the women, peace and security agenda, which will be discussed in the Council as per requests in resolutions 1888 and 1889.