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Theme of the Year 2026: Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063

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Statement by H.E. Mr. Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union at the First Climate Change and Development for Africa (CCDA-1) Conference on the Theme Development First: Addressing Climate Change in Africa

Statement by H.E. Mr. Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union at the First Climate Change and Development for Africa (CCDA-1) Conference on the Theme Development First: Addressing Climate Change in Africa

Dates: 
October 17, 2011
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International Maritime Treaties

International maritime treaties include:

1. Africa Maritime Transport Charter (AMTC).
2. FAO instruments on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU) Fishing.
3. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
4. Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA Convention).
5. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS 74).
6. International Safety Management (ISM) Code.
7. International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.
8. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL 73/78).
9. International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, includes the 1988 Protocol (LL 66).
10. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW 78).
11. International Labour Organization Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention 1976 (ILO 147).
12. Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.
13. International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992.
14. International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 (CLC/Fund 92).
15. Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast (BWM).
16. Anti-fouling Systems (AFS).
17. Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC) and its 1996 Protocol.
18. Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS).
19. Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage (Bunkers).

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Opening Speech H.E. Prof. J. P. Ezin Commissioner For Human Resources, Science And Technology African Union Commission

Opening Speech H.E. Prof. J. P. Ezin Commissioner For Human Resources, Science And Technology African Union Commission

Dates: 
October 10, 2011
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Statement of the Commissioner for Social Affairs African Union Commission at the PAN African Conference on Celebrating Courage and Overcoming Harmful Traditions.

Statement of the Commissioner for Social Affairs African Union Commission at the PAN African Conference on Celebrating Courage and Overcoming Harmful Traditions.

Dates: 
October 05, 2011
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Statement by Her Excellency, Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, AUC at the Closing of Ministerial Segment of the Fourth Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN).

Statement by Her Excellency, Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission (AUC) at the Closing of Ministerial Segment of the Fourth Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN), Bamako, Mali, 16 September 2011.

Dates: 
September 16, 2011
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Remarks by Her Excellency Mrs Rhoda Peace Tumusiime Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the AUC on the Closing Ceremony of the 31st Conference of the International Scientific Council for Trypanosomisis Research (ISCTRC) and Control.

Remarks by Her Excellency Mrs Rhoda Peace Tumusiime Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union Commission on the Occasion of the Official Closing Ceremony of the 31st Conference of the International Scientific Council for Trypanosomisis Research (ISCTRC) and Control,16th September 2011 Bamako, Mali.

Dates: 
September 16, 2011
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Kenya Humanitarian Update - 20 September 2011

Kenya Humanitarian Update - 20 September 2011

HIGHLIGHTS

* A recount of applicants for refugee status in Dadaab has found large numbers attempting double registration. The apparent large backlog in applications for registration has been adjusted from 40,000 to 1,909. The average daily arrival rate for the past week was about 1,100 people per day.

* Deteriorating security situation along Somali border and around Dadaab; a vehicle belonging to an international NGO has been hijacked in Hagadera camp.

* Maize prices are on a downward trend but remain significantly above the five-year average.

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