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African Union Senior Officials Meeting convened under the theme “Towards Universal Birth Registration in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges during COVID-19”

August 11, 2020
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MEDIA ADVISORY.

African Union Senior Officials Meeting.

What: African Union Senior Officials Meeting convened under the theme “Towards Universal Birth Registration in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges during COVID-19”

When: Tuesday, 11th August 2020, 1400 Hours EAT.

Where: A virtual event. Join the Zoom Meeting here:

https://zoom.us/j/91481846927?pwd=MXFqUGNhMGVuRExDZmhPelJscjZWdz09

Meeting ID: 914 8184 6927

Passcode: 920012

66th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)

August 07, 2020
English

WHAT:       The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the ACHPR) wishes to inform representatives of the media that it will be holding a Press Conference on 7 August 2020 to inform and update the general public on issues considered during the public session of its 66th Ordinary Session, and the current state of human rights in Africa in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VENUE:      Virtual Session, Zoom Webinar

WHEN:        7 August 2020

 11:30   Hours (GMT)

The Launching of the Inaugural Africa Biennial Report on Disaster Risk Reduction

August 05, 2020
English

My fellow Africans! I am pleased to issue this press briefing at the launch of the Inaugural Africa Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. As you might be aware, disasters have become a recurrent phenomenon in Africa and the Africa Union wants to ensure that countries prepared to minimize the losses from these natural hazards hence the DRR Unit embarked on this work. This is the first report since the adoption of the Programme of Action for implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 by the African Union.

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Press Statement of Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture H.E. Amb. Josefa SACKO at the Launching of the Inaugural Africa Biennial on Disaster Risk Reduction

Press Statement of Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture H.E. Amb. Josefa SACKO at the Launching of the Inaugural Africa Biennial on Disaster Risk Reduction

H.E. Amb. Josefa Leonel Correia SACKO Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture On the occasion of The Launching of the Inaugural Africa Biennial Report on Disaster Risk Reduction

August 05, 2020
English

My fellow Africans! I am pleased to issue this press briefing at the launch of the Inaugural Africa Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. As you might be aware, disasters have become a recurrent phenomenon in Africa and the Africa Union wants to ensure that countries prepared to minimize the losses from these natural hazards hence the DRR Unit embarked on this work. This is the first report since the adoption of the Programme of Action for implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 by the African Union.

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Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak

August 06, 2020
English

Venue: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

WHAT: Africa CDC weekly engagement with the media to provide critical update on the coordinated efforts by African Union Member States to implement the joint continental strategy on COVID-19. It also highlights key steps taken to support the PACT initiative across countries and other countermeasures by Africa CDC and other partners in response to the pandemic to minimize fatality due to the disease in Africa.

WHEN: Thursday, 06 August 2020

African Union Receives Donation of Medical Supplies from Government of Canada to Enhance COVID-19 Response

July 30, 2020
English

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 30 JULY 2020. The African Union Commission has received a consignment of medical supplies from the Government of the Republic Canada in support of the continent’s fight against the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.

The donation which contains 400,000 pieces of N95 masks was delievered to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to boost its distribution of essential Infection Prevention and Control materials to AU member states for the COVID19 response.

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