The AU stresses the need for an enhanced and forward looking partnership with the UN in the promotion of peace and security in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 11, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, met and exchanged views with the United Nations (UN) High-Level Panel on Peace Operations, on 10 February 2015 in Addis Ababa. The UN High-Level Panel, established... Read more
Sudan: Mass Rape by Army in Darfur / UN, AU Should Press for Protection, International Investigation
NEW YORK, February 11, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Sudanese army forces raped more than 200 women and girls in an organized attack on the north Darfur town of Tabit in October 2014, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The United Nations (UN) and African Union... Read more
IOM Fears Over 300 African Migrants Drown En Route to Europe
GENEVA, Switzerland, February 11, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM today (11/2) denounced the actions of Libya-based people smugglers responsible for the deaths of hundreds of African migrants sent to sea during a storm in unseaworthy inflatable dinghies. Only nine people survived this latest tragedy in which at least... Read more
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2014 Article IV Consultation with the Arab Republic of Egypt
CAIRO, Egypt, February 11, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On January 28, 2015, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with the Arab Republic of Egypt. Following four years of political uncertainty and economic slowdown, the authorities have started implementing policies to... Read more
Secretary-General Condemns Killing of National Coordinator for Peacebuilding Fund in Guinea
NEW YORK, February 11, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General condemns, in the strongest terms, the killing of Thierno Aliou Diaoune, National Coordinator for the UN Peacebuilding Fund in Conakry, Guinea, on 6 February.... Read more
Security Council Press Statement on Somalia
NEW YORK, February 11, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The members of the Security Council welcomed the approval of the Cabinet list by the Federal Parliament of Somalia on 9 February. They stressed the need for the Federal Government to accelerate delivery of the milestones of the Federal Government’s... Read more
Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Guinea
NEW YORK, February 11, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General condemns, in the strongest terms, the killing of Thierno Aliou Diaoune, National Coordinator for the UN Peacebuilding Fund, in Conakry, Guinea, on 6 February 2015. Mr. Diaoune was a trusted United Nations partner and a tireless advocate for... Read more
COTONOU, Benin, February 11, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Dr Harold Roy-Macauley, a Sierra Leonean national, was appointed as the new Director General of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) at an Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of AfricaRice held on 6 February 2015, in Kampala, Uganda. The... Read more
Africa: Intervention for South Sudan Pledging Event
WASHINGTON, February 10, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks Anne C. Richard Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Nairobi, Kenya February 9, 2015 Good afternoon. I would like to thank the chairs of this meeting for bringing us together in Nairobi to address the ongoing, manmade humanitarian... Read more
Creating Shared Value Prize – final call for nominations
VEVEY, Switzerland, February 10, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Creating Shared Value Prize – final call for nominations Submit your application before 28 February 2015 and win up to CHF 500’000!: http://www.nestle.com/csv/what-is-csv/nestleprize/nomination-form Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqHfxYCzyI Photos et logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?searchterms=NESTLE&level=search Do you know what the Creating Shared Value Prize means? Find... Read more