ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today attended an African Union (AU) summit which is set to focus on a continent-wide commitment by governments to end hunger by 2025, and also on efforts to boost the role of women... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has learned, with deep sorrow, of the terrorist attacks perpetrated, on 29 January 2015, in the Sinai Peninsula, in Egypt, killing dozens of people and... Read more

DUBLIN, Ireland, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Charlie Flanagan, TD, has condemned the terrorist attacks in Egypt which killed at least 30 people in the northern Sinai. “I condemn the horrific terrorist attacks in El-Arish and the northern Sinai.... Read more

TOKYO, Japan, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1. The Government of Japan has decided to newly dispatch a expert to the Republic of Liberia through the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in West African countries. The expert will... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Simonovic, will visit South Sudan from 1 to 6 February to assess the human rights situation in the country. During his visit, Simonovic will seek updates on progress in investigations of... Read more

NEW YORK, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General met with H.E. Mr. Aminu Wali, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, in Addis Ababa today. The Secretary-General expressed grave concern over the ongoing violence perpetrated by Boko Haram and its effects on the region as a whole.... Read more

NEW YORK, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General met today with Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The Secretary-General welcomed the President’s commitment to exert all efforts with Somalia’s Parliament to complete the process of forming a new government. The Secretary-General... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM yesterday (29/1) signed a new cooperation agreement with Ethiopia to work together on migration issues with a view to promoting economic and social development. The agreement, which was signed in Addis Ababa by IOM Director General William Lacy Swing... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM Tanzania this week organized a debate at the Colosseum Hotel in Dar es Salaam on migration from Africa to Europe. The objective was to facilitate an open dialogue on the benefits and dangers linked to migration, and the impact... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, January 30, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -6 IOM has condemned violence directed against foreign nationals and their businesses by Soweto residents, which has now spread to two other Johannesburg townships – Alexandra and Langlaagte. The violence serves as a painful reminder of the continued vulnerability of migrants... Read more