There seem to be efforts coming from Lebanese territory to deliberately create instability along the Blue Line,

I came to listen and explore ways and means of intensifying the diplomatic efforts and try to achieve the objectives that have been set,

There are now 11 women heads of state or government, in countries on every continent. And three countries -- Chile, Spain and Sweden -- now have gender parity in government.

The balance must be redressed.

We are going to work with the Congolese people and the government to make sure we make progress and consolidate peace and stability.

We can wait until everything is perfect but how much time will that take? One year, two years, three years? Will the population accept this even though they haven't had a chance to vote for 40 years?