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INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
When: 25 –29 NOVEMBER 2015
Who: The Women, Gender and Development Directorate (WGDD)
Where: KHARTOUM, SUDAN
Objectives:
The 1st STC is to consider the rule of procedure of STC on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Nairobi, Kenya 19th November 2015: As part of concerted efforts to improve the health of the Continent’s citizens and reduce maternal and child deaths, the Government of Kenya and the African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with UN agencies and key partners, gathered yesterday 19th November 2015, in Nairobi, Kenya to celebrate the AU’s Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA).
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 19 November 2015: The African Union Commission (AUC) will on Saturday, 21 November 2015, receive the Africa Peace Award 2015. The award ceremony will take place in Durban, South Africa, where the AU Commission Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is scheduled to accept the award, on behalf of the AU Commission.
Ibadan, 17 November 2015: The Pan African University has graduated another batch of students at its Institute for Life and Earth Sciences (including Health and Agriculture) PAULESI, in Ibadan, Nigeria. The cohort of 20 graduated alongside students of the host University, the University of Ibadan, on Tuesday 17 November 2015. The students from eight African countries were awarded Masters Degrees in Environmental Management, Plant Breeding and Reproductive Health Sciences.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 17 November 2015: The African Union (AU) has honoured and celebrated the distinguished career of one of Africa’s longest serving women Diplomats, H.E. Ambassador Kongit Sinegiorgis of Ethiopia. Ambassador Kongit spent 52 years and 10 months in the Foreign Service of Ethiopia, during which she witnessed the historic creation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on 25 May 1963, and its transformation into the African Union on 9 July 2002.
MEDIA ADVISORY
COMMEMORATION OF THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADOPTION OF THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD
WHAT: Conference on the Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the adoption of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
When: 20 -21 November, 2015 starting at 09:00
Where: New Conference Centre, African Union Commission
Africa-EU Migration Summit in Valletta, Malta
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Valletta, Malta – 10 November 2015: The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has arrived in Valletta, Malta, to participate in the Valletta Summit on Migration, scheduled to hold from 11 to 12 November 2015. The Summit will provide a platform for African and European Leaders to exchange views and take decisions on the challenges and opportunities arising from migration and mobility within the two continents.
Africa calls for a fair, equitable and legally binding agreement during the COP 21
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