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SIFA Newsletter Special Edition 02-2020
SIFA Newsletter Special Edition 02-2020
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H.E. Amb. Josefa Leonel Correia SACKO Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture On the occasion of The Launching of the Inaugural Africa Biennial Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
August 05, 2020
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My fellow Africans! I am pleased to issue this press briefing at the launch of the Inaugural Africa Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. As you might be aware, disasters have become a recurrent phenomenon in Africa and the Africa Union wants to ensure that countries prepared to minimize the losses from these natural hazards hence the DRR Unit embarked on this work. This is the first report since the adoption of the Programme of Action for implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 by the African Union.
Bi-ennial Report on the Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa
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Introductory Remarks Of H.E. Amb. Josefa Leonel Correia SACKO Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture On the Occasion of The Launching of the Inaugural Africa Biennial Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
Excellency President Adama Barrow, President, Republic of The Gambia
Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson, African Union Commission
H.E. Workneh Gebeyehu, Executive Secretary, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
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August 05, 2020
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Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak
August 06, 2020
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Venue: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
WHAT: Africa CDC weekly engagement with the media to provide critical update on the coordinated efforts by African Union Member States to implement the joint continental strategy on COVID-19. It also highlights key steps taken to support the PACT initiative across countries and other countermeasures by Africa CDC and other partners in response to the pandemic to minimize fatality due to the disease in Africa.
WHEN: Thursday, 06 August 2020
African Union Receives Donation of Medical Supplies from Government of Canada to Enhance COVID-19 Response
July 30, 2020
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ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 30 JULY 2020. The African Union Commission has received a consignment of medical supplies from the Government of the Republic Canada in support of the continent’s fight against the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.
The donation which contains 400,000 pieces of N95 masks was delievered to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to boost its distribution of essential Infection Prevention and Control materials to AU member states for the COVID19 response.
Commemoration of Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day
August 10, 2019
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“Birth Certificate for All: Fundamental for Protecting Human Rights and Promoting Inclusion”
Civil registration for good governance and inclusive development
African Union Audit Recommendations Tracking System (ARTS) Goes Digital
August 05, 2020
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 29 July 2020: The African Union is launching its Audit Recommendations Tracking System (ARTS) digital platform.
ARTS is a digital platform that would fast-track implementation of all audit recommendations, enhance the overall effectiveness and efficiency of management planning, monitoring and reporting on actions taken on AU audit recommendations.
The system is user-friendly and can be easily accessed from any location by authorized users with access to the internet.
COVID-19: African Union and APO Group in partnership to reach more African news media, as the Union works to prevent deaths, save lives and prevent unnecessary harm to African economies
August 03, 2020
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Providing online press briefings for the World Health Organization and now the African Union places APO Group at the centre of Africa's response to the pandemic
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