Death of Nelson Mandela – Condolences of the President of the Swiss...
BERN, Switzerland, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- It is with great sadness that the President of the Swiss Confederation, Ueli Maurer, heard the news of the death of Nelson...
View ArticleAfrica: The 3rd Global Conference on Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security...
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- RemarksJonathan Shrier Acting Special Representative, Office of Global Food Security Johannesburg, South Africa December 4, 2013 The...
View ArticleWorld Bank Group Approves New Push to Alleviate Water Scarcity in Senegal...
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved US$228.5 million for a new push to boost water management in the Senegal...
View ArticleWCC honours the legacy of Mandela
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Calling Nelson Mandela a leader with hard-won wisdom and maturity unparalleled in our time, the World Council of Churches...
View ArticleNelson Mandela leaves a deep sense of loss at ITU / Mandela, champion of...
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- ITU membership, management and staff join the people of South Africa and the whole world in mourning the passing of Nelson...
View ArticleAfrica: Business Roundtable on Food Security with Private Sector...
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- RemarksJonathan Shrier Acting Special Representative, Office of Global Food Security Johannesburg, South Africa December 4, 2013 The...
View ArticleForeign Minister Westerwelle responds to news that Nelson Mandela has died
BERLIN, Germany, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Minister Westerwelle issued the following statement to express his condolences after hearing the news of Nelson Mandela's...
View ArticleStatement by WHO Director-General Margaret Chan on the passing of Nelson Mandela
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- With the death of Nelson Mandela the world has lost a great and visionary leader – a global hero for whom a democratic and...
View ArticleFAO lauds Nelson Mandela as champion of right to food / Director-General of...
ROME, Italy, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- "We have lost one of the world's passionate defenders of the right to food," said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, on...
View ArticleWan E’xiang, Special Envoy of President Xi Jinping to Attend the Celebration...
BEIJING, China, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei announces at the regular press conference: Vice Chairman Wan E'xiang of the Standing...
View ArticleSECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON NELSON MANDELA
NEW YORK, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gérard Araud ( France): The members of the Security...
View ArticlePROFOUNDLY SADDENED BY PASSING OF NELSON MANDELA, SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES...
NEW YORK, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's statement on the death of Nelson Mandela, in New York on 5 December: Nelson Mandela was a...
View ArticleStatement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on the death...
NEW YORK, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- It is with very great sadness that I have heard the news of the death of Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa. His...
View ArticleSpindelegger: “Mandela inspired generations and gave them hope” /...
VIENNA, Austria, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Austrian Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger expressed his deep grief about Nelson Mandela's death. "The...
View ArticleEU commits to funding the African-led International Support Mission in the...
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- As the political and humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) has progressively deteriorated for...
View ArticleUK Minister highlights kidnap threat in Sahel and North Africa
LONDON, United-Kingdom, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- FCO Minister Robertson met travel industry representatives to emphasise the continuing threat of terrorist kidnap in Sahel...
View ArticleIOM Appeals for Funds to Assist Ethiopian Returnees from Saudi Arabia
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM is appealing for USD 13.1 million to address the needs of a projected 120,000 returning Ethiopian migrants from the...
View ArticleIOM Rwanda Expects to Resettle 1,500 Congolese Refugees in 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) expects to resettle an estimated 1,500 Congolese refugees to the United...
View ArticleCôte d’Ivoire: UN call for investigations into serious human rights abuses by...
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A UN report has called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed by traditional hunters called Dozos...
View ArticleUK support to international response in Central African Republic
LONDON, United-Kingdom, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Secretary announces UK air transport assistance to France for Central African Republic. On 5th December, with...
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