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Ambassador Rice Discusses Security Sector Reform in Africa

Ambassador Susan E. Rice, US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, discusses security sector reform in Africa at the United Nations in New York, NY, October 12, 2011. [Go to video.state.gov for more video and text transcript.]

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AFRICA USA

Organisation Type(s) Types

Donor Government Agency Government Ministries (e.g. Defence, Finance, Interior, Justice, Veteran Affairs) Judicial Services (courts, judges, prosecutors, defenders, other lawyers, support staff, military justice, etc.) National Defence / Armed Forces Police Services United Nations

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Capacity Building (including training) Constitutional Reform Gender Mainstreaming Governance Reform and Development Human Rights (Promotion and Protection) Institutional Reform (e.g. justice reform, police reform)

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