Kigali, Rwanda 17 October 2017– The Second Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons began at the experts level on 16th October 2017 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Chair of the STC Bureau – Republic of Saharawi,
Chair of the Committee on Free Movement of Persons;
Director, Political Affairs of the African Union Commission;
Director, Social Affairs of the African Union Commission
Distinguished Experts;
Invited Guests;
Ladies and Gentlemen
Good morning
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Your Excellences Member of the Diplomatic Corps here present
Distinguished Experts from Member States
Distinguished Colleagues from the UN and other Partners
MEDIA ADVISORY
Second Ordinary Session of Specialized Technical Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
What: The African Union will hold the Second Ordinary Session of the Specialized
Technical Committee (STC) on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Theme: Opportunities for Migration and Free Movement of persons in Africa and
Mitigating Challenges
MEDIA ADVISORY
Second Ordinary Session of Specialized Technical Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
What: The African Union will hold the Second Ordinary Session of the Specialized
Technical Committee (STC) on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Theme: Opportunities for Migration and Free Movement of persons in Africa and
Mitigating Challenges
AUEOM reports a peaceful, orderly and transparent voting process
I INTRODUCTION
1. At the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Rwanda, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, approved the deployment of an AU Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to observe the 3-4 August 2017 Presidential Election in the Republic of Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda 1st August, 2017: Following the receipt of an invitation from the Government of the Republic of Rwanda, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, approved the deployment of an AU Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to observe the Presidential Elections scheduled to be held on 3rd and 4th August, 2017.
Addis Ababa, 25 July 2017: In response to an invitation from the Government and the Electoral Commission of the Republic of Rwanda, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, has approved the deployment of a short-term African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to observe the upcoming Presidential election in the Republic of Rwanda scheduled for 4 August 2017.
Kigali, Rwanda 21st June 2017: The commemoration of the Continental Africa Public Service Day kicks off today 21 June 2017 in Kigali, Republic of Rwanda. This event will be celebrated till 23 June 2017, at Kigali Convention Center (KCC). The commemoration of the APSD takes place at national and continental levels. The continental celebration is a biennial event while the AU Member States are mandated to celebrate the National Day, every year.
H.E Dr. Amani ABOU-ZEID, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of African Union commission, has visited the Rwanda Internet Exchange Point on 11 May 2017. The Rwanda Internet Exchange Point is one of the IXPs from Eastern Africa region selected by African Union Commission (AUC) through the African Internet Exchange System Project for the grant support to become one of the regional internet exchange points.
