burundi -- burundi started with 2.9% about 3-4 year ago prevalence of modern contraception. today, they are almost 25%. we are very confident that with the new visibility family planning has, we should be able to push even further and make a difference in lots of people. >> on the very first day, i had the first word and i asked participants to decide what it was they were going to do when they leave here because, frankly, that's what determines the success of the conference, and they have different ideas, new solutions, new information. girls and women are the story. family planning is the most efficient way to invest in women's lives and the 2015 development agenda is a crucial pathway for all of us. >> the work ahead will be difficult, but i am optimistic because i know we're all united by a single powerful premise: that what matters is doing everything we can to help women and girls flourish worldwide. >> we here at to the contrary will continue to follow this issue as women and girls make progress toward a more just tomorrow. follow us on twitter at to the contrary and

. >> so unless i'm mistaken, he said cutting edge research moved to burundi and elsewhere, congolesers later has been to preserve the patrimony that existed. >> all of this was state-of-the-art when the library was built. but for 20 years there has been electricity to run the dehumidifiers to keep out the damp. through so many wars, through all of these difficulties, he has maintained this facility to an extraordinary degree. why? . >> staff still show up to work and organize. catalog, and write requests for funding. perhaps to kinshasa or a central office where someone may or may not ever respond. he was here pre-independence, yes? does he remember the belgian rule? >> he remembers. he remembers the fear of colonialists. the best time they were leaving. >> what do you say to someone who suggests that belgian colonialism might have been the good times? the road home, such as it is. rotting bridges, makeshift ferries, it's an adventure. fortunately, ours was a good adventure. the congo is a place that has always fascinated me. this is a trip i've been wanting to take since i've been w

rule 37 of the council's provisional rules of procedure, i invite the representatives of belgium, burundi, the democratic republic of the congo, the republic of the congo, mozambique, south africa, tanzania and uganda to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. be -- under rule 39 of the council's professional rules of procedure, i invite dr. jim young kim, of the world bank to participate in the meeting. it is so decided. on behalf of the council, i welcome dr. kim who is joining today's heating via teleconference from washington, and under rule 39 of the council's provisional rules of procedure i invite mrs. mary robinson, special envoy of the secretary general for the great lakes region. it is so decided. under rule 39 of the council's provisional rules of procedure, all these rules which i'm obviously enormously familiar with, i invite his excellency, commissioner for peace and security of the african union, to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. and under rule 39 of the council's provisional rules of procedure, i invite the executive secretary general of the european

this has been done in other jares like burundi. is this an action that will take place?> i am very cautious talking about the integration of former combatants in the national army. it didn't work in mali. so we have to be cautious. but when we are talking about the d.b.r., and the r. for the integration is the social and economic integration, definitely. of course, in the wadagu agreement, the disarmament should be finalized after the signing of the more comprehensive agreement. kantoma. art with combatants,that the all of them, cannot be part of the national army. i know for peace and wreck sill gration, of course we have to do something in this area. but the malians will discuss, of course, we will try to provide good opportunity for them to reconcile themselves, of course, to bridge -- and of course, to bridge a new, strong army. i will also, without the participation of the northern people and the northern army, it could be difficult to counter the terrorist activity, because they know more than the south people, the region of the north. but all of these issues will

nations security council to deal with the great lakes region which includes, as you know, rwanda, burundi and tanzania, congo and also uganda. so she's working on that. she was with us today. she had to leave and go for another meeting. and kofi annan and -- [inaudible] would be with us today, but they've been in russia meeting with the foreign minister of russia to talk about some of the same subjects. and to make arrangements in a way for our next visit to a member of the permanent members of the security council that'll be going to moscow. so that's what the elders do in general. we have seen with great pleasure and excitement the intense effort that john kerry has made to recommence the peace process in the middle east after you might say five years of an acquiesce sent state. no one has known what he was doing exactly because his mission has been very quiet. we do know also from the news media, i'm not quoting anything that john kerry has told us, but we have known that netanyahu has a coalition inl th is ent on extreme right-wing groups who are not in favor of a two-state solution,

under rule 37, i invite the representatives of belgium, burundi, the republic of the condo, mozambiqueparticipate in this meeting. that under the provisional rules and procedures, i invite the president of the world bank to participate in the meeting. it is decided. i welcome the doctor who is joining me today from washington. i invite mary robinson, the special envoy to the great lakes region. under rule 39, these rules which i am enormously familiar with. tonvite his excellency participate in this meeting. it is decided. i invite the executive secretary general to participate in this meeting. it is decided. begincurity council will the consideration of the second item of the agenda. i want to draw the attention of councilmembers to the document, the report of the secretary general and the implementation .f the cooperation framework i also want to draw their attention to a letter dated july 3, 2013. addressed to the secretary general. before you is a statement by the president. thank the council members for their very valuable contributions. in accordance with the understanding reache

this has been done in other jares like burundi. is this an action that will take place?>> i am very cautious talking about the integration of former combatants in the national army. it didn't work in mali. so we have to be cautious. but when we are talking about the d.b.r., and the r. for the integration is the social and economic integration, definitely. of course, in the wadagu agreement, the disarmament should be finalized after the signing of the more comprehensive agreement. we will start with kantoma. we all know that the combatants, all of them, cannot be part of the national army. i know for peace and wreck sill gration, of course we have to do something in this area. but the malians will discuss, of course, we will try to provide good opportunity for them to reconcile themselves, of course, to bridge -- and of course, to bridge a new, strong army. i will also, without the participation of the northern people and the northern army, it could be difficult to counter the terrorist activity, because they know more than the south people, the region of the north. but a

they build the capacity of ethiopia, kenya, uganda, burundi, to help us. it was their local population. they cared about somalia being chaotic as well. you're not just paying them to do our bidding. we have mutual interests, built the local capacity, and they're doing most of the work. and by the way, it is vastly more effective if you have a population do it than a military officer. that partnership, and at the same time, the military has trained those folks that i mentioned, but you have development projects. in kenya, that mix is working well. we have the challenge of trying to make it work in the mali, niger region. we have also had not much success in the eastern drc, where chaos continues to rain. but we have seen the model that we can use our alamance to buildout local capacity and mix the fence and development effectively. couple ofn oslo a months ago participating in an awards process, and part of it was a seminar where you could not say who was there, who said what, but i gave some remarks internationally, businesses need to be more involved in p