GENEVA, Switzerland, December 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM, in close collaboration with the Malian government’s Emergency Operations Center and the UN World Health Organization (WHO), has set up a Flow Monitoring Point (FMP) in Kourémalé – the main point of entry between Mali and Guinea Conakry, to... Read more

WASHINGTON, December 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United States is deeply concerned by continued reports of human rights abuses in The Gambia. Since October, the Government of The Gambia has denied access to UN Special Rapporteurs investigating reports of torture and extrajudicial execution, targeted individuals for arrest... Read more

VATICAN, Holy See, December 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today in the Vatican Apostolic Palace the Holy Father Francis received in audience the president of the Republic of Mozambique, Armando Emilio Guebuza, who subsequently met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, under... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1. At the initiative of the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the International Contact Group for Libya (ICG-L), established pursuant to the communiqué adopted by the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC),... Read more

KHARTOUM, Sudan, December 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On November 19, the Management of the International Monetary Fund completed the second review under the Staff-Monitored Program (SMP)1 with Sudan. Despite the major challenges facing Sudan, performance under the SMP, which expires at end–2014, has been satisfactory. The authorities... Read more

NEW YORK, December 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The members of the Security Council are outraged by today’s terrorist attack in Mogadishu which has caused numerous deaths and injuries and damaged a UN convoy, for which Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility. The members of the Security Council condemned... Read more

LIMA, Peru, December 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The report, called ‘biennial update report’ (BUR) provides a summary of Namibia’s actions to implement the Convention, including actions taken to mitigate climate change, as well as their effects. It also includes information on greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the report... Read more

NEW YORK, December 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General The Secretary-General is outraged by the terrorist attack in Mogadishu this morning which damaged a convoy of UN vehicles and killed and injured several Somali bystanders and security personnel. He conveys his... Read more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, welcomes the signing, by the Permanent Representative of Niger to the AU, of the AU Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation (Niamey Convention), on 1 December 2014. The... Read more