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In 2014, Coomaraswamy was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon as lead author on a Global Study on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1325, on women, peace and security. The Global Study will be presented to the
Secretary-General and to the public in October, 2015, when the Security
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November 2011, Coomaraswamy gave a lectured entitled "Human Rights: Impact of Armed Conflict on Children" through Monmouth University's Institute for Global Understanding's United Nations Academic Impact Lecture Series.
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Council will conduct a High-level Review to assess progress at the global, regional and national levels in implementing resolution 1325 (2000).
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appointed her to the position in April 2006. In 1994, she was appointed the
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