Migration Dialogue: From the Horn to South Africa
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM Tanzania this week convened a three-day “Migration Dialogue” conference to respond to the ever-evolving and complex...
View ArticleAngola Builds Displacement Camp Management Capacity
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM Angola this week organized a three-day workshop on Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) for 25 disaster management...
View ArticleSudanese NGOs Join Forces to Reduce Conflict
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM and UNDP have hosted a two-day workshop in Khartoum to bring together 45 Sudanese NGOs from Blue Nile, South Kordofan and...
View ArticleNew WHO “Safe and Dignified Burial” Protocol Key to Reducing Ebola Transmission
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A new WHO protocol for safe and dignified burial of people who die from Ebola virus disease emphasizes inclusion of family...
View ArticleThe Gambia: UN human rights team prevented from completing torture and...
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The United Nations Special Rapporteurs Christof Heyns and Juan Méndez have been prevented from completing a torture and...
View ArticleStatement by the IMF Staff Mission to Niger
NIAMEY, Niger, November 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Cheikh Anta Gueye visited Niamey from October 21to November 3,...
View ArticleForeign Secretary deeply concerned at reports of mass rape in Northern Darfur
LONDON, United-Kingdom, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Secretary comments on recent reports of a mass rape in Northern Darfur, and the subsequent denial of access to the...
View ArticleStatement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on South Sudan
NEW YORK, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Secretary-General commends the strong stance adopted by the IGAD Heads of States on the conflict in South Sudan which is in the...
View ArticleMali: Justice Crucial to Peace Talks / Draft Pact on 2012-13 Conflict Needs...
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A draft peace agreement to end the military and political crisis in northern Mali does not adequately address the need for justice...
View ArticleSECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL...
NEW YORK, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The members of the Security Council recall its resolution 955 (1994) of 8 November 1994, which established the International Criminal...
View ArticleThe African Union and the United Nations discuss the situation in the Great...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- As part of their efforts to advance the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the...
View ArticleJoint Statement by Sudan Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Ahmed Adam, South...
KHARTOUM, Sudan, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Adam, Commissioner, Humanitarian Aid Commission, Government of Sudan, H.E. MayenDutWol, Ambassador to Sudan,...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s official marketing agency chooses APO for media relations...
DAKAR, Senegal, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com), the sole press release newswire in Africa and the global leader in...
View ArticleMatch officials announced for FIFA Club World Morocco 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- FIFA has announced the refereeing trios who will officiate at the forthcoming FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014. Referees from...
View ArticleAfro-Pop, Rap and R&B Musicians Promote Healthier Diets—through Beans
KIGALI, Rwanda, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Rwanda's top musicians are promoting better nutrition and health through a catchy new music video that was released today...
View ArticleFirst Francophonie Economic Forum for a dynamic space, vector of economic...
DAKAR, Senegal, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On 1 and 2 December, the first Francophonie Economic Forum (http://www.forum-economique-francophonie.com) will bring together...
View ArticleEBOLA: HARD-WON GAINS IN LIBERIA MUST NOT BE UNDERMINED / INTERNATIONAL...
MONROVIA, Liberia, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- While the number of new Ebola cases reported in Liberia has declined in recent weeks, the outbreak is far from over and new...
View ArticleVatican / Pope Francis receives the president of Ghana
VATICAN, Holy See, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Today, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father Francis received in audience John Dramani Mahama, president of the...
View ArticleThe Pope receives the bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and...
VATICAN, Holy See, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Prelates of the Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau were received in audience by the...
View ArticleUNAMID Verification Team Visits Tabit village to Investigate Mass Rape...
EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, November 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Further to our earlier press releases; on 9 November 2014, an African Union –United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)...
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