Department FrontPage
Element visible on Department Page
AU Commission Chairperson welcomes appointment of new UNDP Administrator
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 20 April 2017: The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed the appointment of Mr. Achim Steiner as the new Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The appointment of Mr. Achim Steiner was confirmed on 19 April 2017, by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, following his nomination by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He takes over from Ms. Helen Clark, who served in that position since 2009, in two successive four-year terms.
AU Commission Chairperson and UN Secretary General brief media within the framework of the UN-AU Annual Conference. New York. 19 April 2017.
United Nations-African Union Annual Conference
New York, 19 April 2017
Communiqué
Communiqué of United Nations-African Union Annual Conference in New York
United Nations-African Union Annual Conference
New York, 19 April 2017
Communiqué
AU and WHO commit to redouble joint efforts to advance the health agenda in Africa
Joint Press Conference of the AUC Chairperson and Un Secretary General
Within the framework of the United Nations and African Union (UN-AU) Annual Summit, H.E. Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations and H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission will hold a joint press conference on Wednesday 19 April 2017 at 13h00 on the following issue:
- Outcomes of the UN-AU annual conference.
The press conference will be held in the media briefing room at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA.
H. E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, AU Commission Chairperson briefs the African Permanent Representatives to the United Nations. New York, 18 April 2017.
AU Commission Chairperson, H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, meets with the US Ambassador to the UN, Amb. Nikki Haley, at the Office of the AU Mission in New York. 18 April 2017
Africa Candidate for UNWTO Top Job Visits AUC
Addis Ababa, 18 April 2017- H.E Dr Thomas Kwesi Quartey, the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission met with Honourable Dr. Walter Mzembi, the candidate for the post of Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
Dinner to be hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe for Hon Dr Walter Mzembi (MP), the African Union endorsed candidate for the post of United Nations World Tourism Organisation Secretary General.
MEDIA ADVISORY
What: Dinner to be hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe for Hon Dr Walter Mzembi (MP), the African Union endorsed candidate for the post of United Nations World Tourism Organisation Secretary General. Dr Mzembi is the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe.
Highlights for media will include