Mustafa Osman Ismail Elamin, the new Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Elamin had been Minister of Investment from 2012 to 2014. He served as a Presidential […]
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The Chairperson African Union Commission approves the deployment of an election expert observer mission to the re-run elections in the Union of The Comoros
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma approved the deployment of an African Union (AU) expert’s election observers mission to the re-run election in the Union of the Comoros scheduled for 11 May 2016. The deployment of the Mission to the Union of The Comoros follows the decision of the country’s […]
WHO expresses great concern over newborn deaths in Libya
WHO expresses great concern over the death of 12 newborns in the Sabah Medical Centre neonatal intensive care unit in Sabha, southern Libya. The deaths occurred as a result of a bacterial infection and lack of specialized health staff to provide medical care. “These tragic deaths occurred as a result of easily preventable causes, and […]
UN Secretary-General appoints Modibo Toure of Mali as his Special Representative to Guinea-Bissau
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Modibo Touré of Mali as his new Special Representative for Guinea-Bissau and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS). Mr. Touré replaces Miguel Trovoada of São Tome and Principe, who completed his assignment on 30 April 2016. The Secretary-General is […]
AU calls for smooth and peaceful partial re-run of the elections in the Union of The Comoros
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, is following with concern the political situation in the Union of The Comoros and calls for smooth and peaceful during the partial re-run of the elections in Anjouan Island scheduled for 11 May 2016. The AU Commission Chairperson respects the decision of the Constitutional […]
IMF Staff Completes 2016 Article IV Mission to South Africa
An International Monetary Fund mission team led by Ms. Laura Papi visited Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Cape Town from April 18 to May 4, to conduct the 2016 Article IV Consultation discussions with South Africa. At the conclusion of the visit, Ms. Papi made the following statement: “South Africa faces a challenging economic environment. The IMF […]
[Media Advisory] UNMISS Press Conference – 11 May 2016
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) cordially invites you to attend its weekly press briefings brought to you by the Spokesperson and Media Relations Unit. The briefing will cover a number of issues, and serve to inform and bring you up to date on the activities of the Mission on a weekly basis. […]
ECOWAS – AU – UN Joint Mission to Banjul
From 4 to 5 May 2016, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) undertook a joint mission to Banjul. The Mission was led by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Marcel Alain de Souza; the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Dr. Aisha Laraba Abdullahi; […]
Mombasa hosts Stakeholders for the Launch of the regional leather design studio
To address long standing design weaknesses and improve market entry of the region’s leather and leather products in a sustainable manner, the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Trade Competitiveness Section (http://theCommonwealth.org) in partnership with COMESA-Leather and Leather Products Institute (COMESA/LLPI) (http://www.Comesa-llpi.int) have embarked on an ambitious project to establish a Regional Design Studio (RDS). The launch of the […]
The AUC Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana-Dlamini Zuma, receives the new Deputy Joint Special (DJSR) Rep. of the UNAMID, Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana-Dlamini Zuma, received today, at the African Union Headquarters, the newly appointed Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR) of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation (UNAMID), Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo. The Chairperson welcomed the new DJSR and commended him for accepting this new appointment as well as reassuring him […]