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Communiqué on the appointment of an African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development

October 20, 2018
English

Addis Ababa, 20 October 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, today appointed Honorable Raila Odinga of Kenya as High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa. This decision is part of the African Union’s drive to expedite the integration of the continent through infrastructure, in order to promote economic growth and sustainable development.

Statement of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Appointment of a Parity Government in Rwanda

October 19, 2018
English

Addis Ababa, 19 October 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, congratulates President Paul Kagame of Rwanda for appointing a gender parity Government. This reshuffle follows the election of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Louise Mushikwabo as Secretary-General of the International Organization of La Francophonie.

Statement on the Occasion of the Commemoration Of the 2018 Africa Human Rights Day Under The Theme: Fighting Corruption and Advancing Human Rights: Our Collective Responsibility

Addis Ababa, 21 October 2018: Today, as we commemorate the 2018 Africa Human Rights Day, we must recall the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted by the United Nations in 1948. In a few months’ time, on 10 December 2018, Africa and the entire world will be commemorating the Seventy Years Anniversary of the adoption of the UDHR. Against this backdrop, we remind ourselves of the basic principles of justice, equality, non-discrimination, inclusion and respect for people of all races that this instrument stands for.

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October 21, 2018
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Key Note Statement by H. E. Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor Commissioner, Human Resources, Science and Technology African Union Commission on the 20th Annual Global Child Nutrtion Forum, and CESA Home Grown School Feeding Cluster Meeting

Key Note Statement
by
H. E. Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor
Commissioner,
Human Resources, Science and Technology
African Union Commission
on
the 20th Annual Global Child Nutrtion Forum, and CESA Home
Grown School Feeding Cluster Meeting

October 20-25, 2018

Tunis , Tunisia

Dates: 
October 20, 2018 to October 25, 2018
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PDF icon Key Note Statement by H. E. Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor Commissioner, Human Resources, Science and Technology
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The power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children can bolster economic and social development.

October 17, 2018
English

17 October, 2018, Addis Ababa: A new report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) shows that the global trend towards smaller families is a reflection of people making reproductive choices to have as few or as many children as they want, when they want. The “State of World Population 2018” report, in various case studies globally, demonstrates that when people lack choice, it can have a long-term impact on fertility rates, often making them higher or lower, than what most people desire.

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Malawi Prepares To Host an Extraordinary C10 Summit on Education, Science and Technology

October 16, 2018 to October 17, 2018
English

Lilongwe, Malawi: From 16 to 17 October 2018, an AU delegation undertook an assessment mission in prelude to the Summit of the Ten Heads of State championing Education, Science and Technology (C10) scheduled to take place from 2 to 3 November 2018 in Lilongwe, Malawi. The aim of the assessment mission was to assess the preparedness of the host government of Malawi to host the Summit, and agree on minimum requirements to ensure success, as enshrined in a formal Hosting Agreement.

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The 2018 Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) Annual Conference ‘Experts review the Role of Social Protection to Boost Growth to End Hunger by 2025’

October 24, 2018
English

JOINT MEDIA ADVISORY

The 2018 Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) Annual Conference
‘Experts review the Role of Social Protection to Boost Growth to End Hunger by 2025’

CIDO and the UNOHCHR held a joint Continental Symposium on the Decade for People of African Descent in Accra, Ghana.

September 18, 2018 to September 20, 2018
English

18 – 20 September 2018 – Accra, Ghana – The directorate of the Citizens and Diaspora organizations (CIDO) of the African Union Commission and the United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR met in Accra, Ghana alongside a number of Member states, Civil society organizations and Diaspora organizations, to celebrate the Decade for People of African Descent.

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Joint Communiqué: Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum

October 12, 2018
English

Istanbul, 10-11 October 2018

Under the leadership of H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Turkey and H.E. Moussa Faki, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the Second Africa-Turkey Economic and Business Forum was held in Istanbul, Turkey on 10-11 October 2018.

The Forum was organized by the African Union Commission and the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Turkey in cooperation with the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK).

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