GENEVA, Switzerland, September 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday urged the Government of Guinea to take immediate and concrete steps to advance the investigation and prosecution of human rights violations, including killings, rapes and enforced disappearances, allegedly... Read more

NEW YORK, September 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Thursday, September 25, 2014 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, I would like to convey my heartfelt condolences to those whose precious lives have been claimed by the Ebola virus disease. I have... Read more

ACCRA, Ghana, September 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — At the request of the Ghanaian authorities, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Joël Toujas-Bernaté initiated discussions on a possible program of economic reforms that could be supported by the IMF. The mission met with President Mahama;... Read more

DAKAR, Sénégal, September 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Ali Mansoor, visited Dakar from 16 to 26 September 2014 to conduct discussions for the 2014 Article IV consultations and to undertake the eighth and final review of the three-year arrangement... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An IPU mission to Zambia to investigate cases involving human rights abuses of MPs has called for authorities there to do more to protect MPs right to assemble freely. The mission this week, led by the President of the IPU’s... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM is supporting 210 patients admitted and treated at the Mental Health Department at Hargeisa Group Hospital in Somaliland at the request of the director of the hospital for urgent needs. IOM distributed this week blankets, sleeping mats, bed sheets... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Ten months after the fighting erupted in the Central African Republic (CAR), thousands of Chadian returnees are still living in appalling conditions in transit and temporary sites in Chad. With the rainy season now in full swing, their situation is... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The number of displaced people in the Central African Republic (CAR) capital Bangui is declining and sites are closing as more and more people are returning home, according to the recent IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) survey. The families remaining... Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Ebola situation assessment 26 September Background Ebola virus disease currently has no vaccines or medicines approved by national regulatory authorities for use in humans save for the purpose of compassionate care. To date, the virus has infected 6242 people and... Read more

NEW YORK, September 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks by the African Union Commission Chairperson, HE Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Your Excellency, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Your Excellency, Mr. Ban ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Heads of State... Read more