Mali: Details of the additional cases of Ebola virus disease
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Ebola situation assessment – 20 November 2014 As of today, Mali has officially reported a cumulative total of 6 cases of Ebola virus disease, with 5 deaths. Of the 6 cases, 5 are laboratory confirmed and one remains probable as... Read more
Security Council Press Statement on Darfur
NEW YORK, November 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The members of the Security Council expressed their concern at the allegations reported in the media of mass rape in Thabit, North Darfur, on 30 and 31 October 2014. They called on the Government of Sudan to conduct a thorough... Read more
Thousands of Lives Given Hope Thanks to New Global Programme Backed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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
Readout of the Vice President’s Meeting with King Mohammed VI of Morocco
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
European Parliament / Human rights situation in Morocco
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
UN Envoy looks forward to HLPF Copenhagen
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
Security Council Committee Concerning Libya Convenes Meeting with Libya, Regional States
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
Guinea-Bissau Needs Support of Partners to Ensure It Stays on Right Path, Secretary-General Stresses at International Contact Group Meeting
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
U.S. Congratulates Burkina Faso for Progress toward Democratic Transition
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
Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Regional Integration of the Gabonese Republic
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