1.0 link 231410 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-burnett/un-envoys-term-ends-but-r_b_231410.html The former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano will give his final briefing to the United Nations Security Council on July 15 in his role as the secretary-general's special envoy for the areas of east and central Africa that are affected by the Lord's Resistance Army and their two-decade campaign of violence. Although Chissano's mandate was suspended as of June 30, abuses by the LRA -- ruthless rebels whose actions have had a devastating effect on civilians in four countries -- continue....

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