Two-Day Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Workshop and Training of Trainers on the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) on Mixed Migration for Frontline Service Providers
The Human Security and Civil Society Division, Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs in the Department of Human Development and Social Affairs, together with Member States Experts in collaboration with Partners held a 2-day pilot training and an Interactive Dialogue towards focused on validation of Standard Operating Procedures on Mixed Migration from the 22nd to 23rd […]
WHO supports Benghazi Children’s Hospital with cancer medicines
On 23 November 2023, WHO and the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) delivered a fifth batch of oncology medicines and supplies to Benghazi Children’s Hospital to treat child cancer patients. This latest delivery includes medicines to treat children with leukaemia, lymphomas and melanoma. The medicines are being provided under a joint WHO–Ministry of Health project, […]
President Touray meets Africarice Director-General, promised support for improved rice production in the region
The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, has expressed his commitment to providing support for AfricaRice, a prominent pan-African research Centre dedicated to enhancing the livelihoods of rice farmers in Africa. The commitment was made during a visit by Dr. Baboucarr Manneh, the Director-General of […]
Mozambique: Opportune moment to address critical protection and humanitarian needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
A UN expert has welcomed Mozambique’s progress towards managing disaster displacement, and urged greater leadership and decentralised interventions to address outstanding protection and humanitarian needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). “I am encouraged by the early warning and response policies designed to strengthen disaster management, promote reconstruction in conflict-affected areas, and improve responses to internal […]
A delegation of Nigerien women met with the Vice-President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission
A delegation of thirteen (13) women from the Confederation of ‘Femmes Battantes” of the Republic of Niger, led by Mrs. Soumaila Ali Fati, paid a courtesy call on the Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Mrs. Damtien L. Tchintchibidja, in Abuja on November 13th 2023. The meeting was also attended by Mrs. Fatou Sow Sarr, Commissioner […]
Seychelles: Appointment of the Commissioners of the Public Enterprise Monitoring Commission
The Office of the President has today announced the names of the Commissioners appointed to the Public Enterprise Monitoring Commission, in accordance with Section 9 (1) and Section 13 of the Public Enterprises Act, 2023. The Commission monitors, on behalf of the Government as shareholder, all aspects of the affairs of the public enterprises so […]
Accelerating investments towards agrifood systems transformation in West Africa and the Sahel
The FAO Sub-Regional office for West Africa (SFW) is organizing its 15th annual multidisciplinary team (MDT15) meeting in hybrid mode from November 28 to December 1st, 2023, in Banjul, Gambia, under the theme: “Accelerating investments for the transformation of agrifood systems in West Africa and the Sahel”. The 15th MDT is focused on FAO’s corporate and […]
Four Sri Lankans stranded in Gaza safely arrived in Sri Lanka
A four member Sri Lankan family, who were stranded in the Gaza, safely arrived in Sri Lanka on November 24, 2023. The Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs facilitated the repatriation of the family. Upon their arrival in Colombo, officials from the Foreign Ministry received the returning Sri Lankans. The officials from […]
Ahead of Upcoming Elections, United Nations Police (UNPOL) Trains South Sudanese Police on Security Management
As South Sudan gears up for its first post-independence elections in December 2024, a peaceful and inclusive voter turnout is non-negotiable as these polls will define how communities in this young nation will live together harmoniously. For its part, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is continuing its support to the country’s much-delayed […]
Egypt: African Development Bank approves $131 million to promote private sector development and economic diversification
Finance Programme name: Private Sector Development and Economic Diversification Support Program – Phase I (PSD-EDSP I) Total amount: US$131 million Background Confronted with significant external shocks in the last few years, Egypt has made substantial efforts to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the domestic economy and preserve […]
