Michael Gahler to head the EP election observation mission in Tunisia
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, October 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Michael Gahler (EPP, DE) will lead a 7-strong MEP delegation which will observe the legislative elections in Tunisia...
View ArticleEbola situation assessment – 14 October 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Are the Ebola outbreaks in Nigeria and Senegal over? Not quite yet.If the active surveillance for new cases that is currently...
View ArticleEbola situation assessment – 14 October 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Are the Ebola outbreaks in Nigeria and Senegal over?Not quite yet.If the active surveillance for new cases that is currently...
View ArticleNorwegian Foreign Minister in Liberia: Norway pledges a further NOK 75...
OSLO, Norway, October 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- ‘The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the worst the world has ever seen, and is a serious threat to health, security and development...
View ArticleActionAid Nigeria Congratulates Nigeria Police on Appointment of Force Gender...
ABUJA, Nigeria, October 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- ActionAid Nigeria congratulates the Nigeria Police for appointing a Force Gender Adviser in the person of CSP Olabisi Kolawole.The...
View ArticleDeputy Secretary-General, Addressing Panel Discussion, Calls for Strong...
NEW YORK, October 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson's remarks at the high-level panel discussion on the “Africa We Want” in support of...
View ArticleActivities of Secretary-General in Libya, 11 October
NEW YORK, October 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Tripoli on Saturday, 11 October, following a visit to Tunis.His brief trip was...
View ArticleSecurity Council Committee Concerning Libya Issues Additional Guidance on...
NEW YORK, October 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On 13 October 2014, the members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya agreed...
View ArticleHandwashing one important tool in the Ebola fight – UNICEF / Global...
NEW YORK, October 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- As the world celebrates the seventh Global Handwashing Day, UNICEF said the fight against Ebola further underscores the practice of...
View ArticleChad recognised as compliant with EITI transparency standard
LONDON, United-Kingdom, October 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Chad was today accepted as a full member of the EITI.As ‘compliant' with the global EITI transparency standard, citizens of...
View ArticleIn race against time, Member States must increase efforts to stop Ebola...
NEW YORK, October 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Ebola outbreak is “winning the race” against attempts to contain it, the head of the United Nations mission working to stop the...
View ArticleNamibia / Ireland / New Ambassadors present Credentials
DUBLIN, Ireland, October 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Their Excellencies, the Ambassadors of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of Namibia and the Kingdom of Sweden...
View ArticleIPU calls for urgent resource mobilization to tackle Ebola crisis
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has today called on governments and international donors to urgently mobilize increased...
View ArticleDRC: UN calls for prosecution of perpetrators of summary executions and...
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A United Nations report released today details serious violations of human rights, including summary and extrajudicial...
View ArticleMedia accreditation process launched for the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The media accreditation process for the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014 presented by TOYOTA is now open. The competition will...
View ArticleNew technologies and innovation critical to support women in Agriculture /...
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- UN Women with the African Union (AU), IFAD, FAO and WFP are co-hosting an exciting regional Sharefair for Rural Women's...
View ArticleNew Study Finds that Orange Maize Improves Vitamin A in Children
LUSAKA, Zambia, October 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Just ahead of World Food Day, a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (http://goo.gl/AwrAkl) has...
View ArticleUSAID Administrator Announces $142 Million in Humanitarian Assistance Grants...
MONROVIA, Liberia, October 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah announced nearly $142 million in humanitarian...
View ArticleThe African Union calls on the Malagasy stakeholders to exercise restraint...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is closely monitoring the...
View ArticleSecurity Council Press Statement – Ebola (15 October 2014)
NEW YORK, October 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On 14 October 2014, the members of the Security Council heard briefings by Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United...
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