LONDON, United-Kingdom, November 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An international project backed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and designed to prevent the deaths of pregnant women, new mothers and infants in Africa, is to be officially launched today. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/st-john-international.jpg Photo 1: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1566 Photo 2: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1565 Some 1 million... Read more

WASHINGTON, November 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Vice President Joe Biden and His Majesty King Mohammed VI met today and reaffirmed the strategic alliance between the United States and Morocco and our enduring friendship, which dates back more than 236 years. The Vice President thanked King Mohammed VI... Read more

STRASBOURG, France, November 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Members of Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights will debate on 20 November with Mr El Yazami, President of the National Human Rights Council of Morocco and representatives from NGOs and the Commission the situation of human rights in Morocco. The... Read more

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, November 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Ahead of the start of a High-Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) in Copenhagen on 19 November, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has urged the Federal Government of Somalia and its international partners to remain... Read more

NEW YORK, November 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — At its second formal meeting on 14 November 2014, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya held a discussion with representatives to the United Nations of Libya, Algeria, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Malta, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia... Read more

NEW YORK, November 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following is UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s message, delivered by Miguel Trovoada, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), to the Extraordinary Meeting of the International Contact Group on Guinea-Bissau, in... Read more

WASHINGTON, November 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement Jeff Rathke Director, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Press Relations Washington, DC November 18, 2014 The United States congratulates the people of Burkina Faso and their leaders on the signing of a charter that will guide the transition... Read more

NEW YORK, November 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Regional Integration of the Gabonese Republic. The Secretary-General commended Gabon for its contribution to the Human Rights Council, to peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 468th meeting held on 18 November 2014, adopted the following decision on the situation in Burkina Faso: Council, 1. Takes note of the briefing by the Special... Read more

VATICAN, Holy See, November 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today, the Holy Father Francis received in audience Macky Sall, president of the Republic of Senegal, who subsequently met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by the secretary for Relations with States, His Excellency Archbishop Dominique Mamberti.... Read more