Council conclusions on Ebola
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, November 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Affairs Council meeting Brussels, 17 November 2014 The Council adopted the following conclusions: "1. The...
View ArticleAfrica SME Champions Forum wrap-up: creating an ecosystem to support African...
DAKAR, Senegal, November 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Africa SME Champions Forum (http://www.africa-smechampions.com) closed on 12 November in Dakar, but its work in support of...
View ArticleMorocco – IMF Staff Conduct 2014 Article IV Consultations, First Review of...
RABAT, Morocco, November 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Jean-François Dauphin visited Morocco during November 5-17, 2014 to conduct...
View ArticleStatement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Darfur
NEW YORK, November 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Secretary-General is deeply troubled about persistent allegations of mass rape in Thabit, North Darfur. The African Union-United...
View ArticleStatement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the...
NEW YORK, November 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Secretary-General congratulates the people of Burkina Faso on the signing of the Charter of the Transition and on the appointment...
View ArticleUNHCR and UCT launch the Cape Town Programme in International Refugee Law
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, November 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- UNHCR and the University of Cape Town today launched the inaugural session of the Cape Town Programme in International...
View ArticleSecurity Council Press Statement on Burkina Faso
NEW YORK, November 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The members of the Security Council welcomed the signing on 16 November 2014 of a Charter for the Transition in Burkina Faso, which...
View ArticleDR Congo: Police Operation Kills 51 Youth / Suspend Commander of Anti-Crime...
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo summarily killed at least 51 youth and forcibly disappeared 33 others during an...
View ArticleUK Backs Life-Saving IOM Aid to Displaced in South Sudan
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- December 15th will mark the one-year anniversary of renewed fighting in South Sudan. The conflict has resulted in the...
View ArticleIOM Re-Assesses Displacement in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- An IOM assessment of displacement sites around the city of Goma in North Kivu, Eastern DRC has shown a total of 16,406...
View ArticleJOINT COMMUNIQUE MARKING THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE JOINT HIGH LEVEL VISIT...
BAMAKO, Mali, November 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- At the initiative of the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General of the United Nations for the Sahel, Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie,...
View ArticleBotswana: UN and African human rights experts hail key ruling recognising an...
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- United Nations and African independent human rights experts today hailed a key judgment by the High Court of Botswana...
View ArticleThe Pope receives in audience the President of Senegal: Church’s commitment...
VATICAN, Holy See, November 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Today, the Holy Father Francis received in audience Macky Sall, president of the Republic of Senegal, who subsequently met...
View ArticleCommunique of 468th PSC meeting on the situation in Burkina Faso
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 468th meeting held on 18 November 2014, adopted the...
View ArticleReadout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Emmanuel...
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...
View ArticleU.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...
View ArticleGuinea-Bissau Needs Support of Partners to Ensure It Stays on Right Path,...
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...
View ArticleSecurity Council Committee Concerning Libya Convenes Meeting with Libya,...
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)...
View ArticleUN 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...
View ArticleEuropean 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...
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