As part of the implementation of his mandate, the African Union (AU) High Representative for Libya, Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, former President of Tanzania, today, at the AU Headquarters, in Addis Ababa, met with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Mr. Martin Kobler, who extensively briefed […]
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Commission launches Action Plan to crack down on wildlife trafficking
Today the European Commission adopted an EU Action Plan to tackle wildlife trafficking within the EU and to strengthen the EU's role in the global fight against these illegal activities. The Action Plan is an ambitious blueprint that mobilises all EU diplomatic, trade and development cooperation tools to crack down on what has become one of the most profitable […]
(CORR) DRC: Sentencing of youth activists part of growing crackdown on independent voices
The sentencing of six Congolese youth activists to two years in jail on 24 February is a clear sign of the growing assault on independent voices and civil society, and brings into further question the independence of the justice system in the DRC, said Amnesty International. “The six must be immediately and unconditionally released, as […]
Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan
The Secretary-General met today in Juba with H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan. The Secretary-General stressed that implementing the peace agreement reached in August 2015 must be a matter of priority for the Government, including the urgent formation of the Transitional Government of National Unity with newly appointed First Vice […]
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Combatting Slavery in Mauritania, Mali, and Senegal
This is the initial announcement of this funding opportunity, DRLA-DRLAQM-16-059. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: Monday, April 25, 2016 at 5:00pm EST A. Project Description The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for programs to […]
Celebration of the International Women’s Day at the African Union headquarters
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA When: Tuesday 08 March 2016 Where: New AUC Complex, African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Who: Organized by the Women, Gender and Development Directorate (WGDD), African Union Commission (AUC) Objective: The objectives of the 2016 International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration are to: Secure measurable and […]
DRC: Sentencing of youth activists part of growing crackdown on independent voices
The sentencing of six Congolese youth activists to two years in jail on 24 February is a clear sign of the growing assault on independent voices and civil society, and brings into further question the independence of the justice system in the DRC, said Amnesty International. “The six must be immediately and unconditionally released, as […]
National Prisons Service of South Sudan Takes Unprecedented Steps in Updating Processes by Inaugurating New Vocational Training Workshop, Launching Personnel ID Cards and Releasing First Inmate Statistics Report
The National Prisons Service of South Sudan (NPSSS) inaugurated their new vocational training workshop, launched prison personnel ID cards, and released the first-ever Inmate Statistics Report Thursday at Juba Central Prison. The function was enthusiastically presided over by Hon Acting Minister of Interior and Wildlife Conservation General Achuil Tito Madut, NPSSS Director General Gen. Henry […]
Statement concerning UNDP, Business Call to Action and Bidco Africa Ltd.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has received a petition from the Bugala Farmers Association in Uganda related to UNDP’s association with Bidco Africa Ltd., as a result of the company’s membership with the Business Call to Action (BCtA). The BCtA is an alliance of several donor and other institutions that challenges companies to use their […]
Special Envoy Perriello Concludes Visit to DR Congo
U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa Thomas Perriello will hold a press conference on Friday, February 26 from 11:00 – 11:30 AM at the U.S. Embassy’s JAO Compound, Public Diplomacy Auditorium. The Special Envoy is concluding his weeklong visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo on a trip which included previous […]