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THIRD MEETING OF THE SPECIALISED TECHNICAL
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POPULATION
AND DRUG CONTROL (STC-HPDC-3)
CAIRO EGYPT
29th JULY 2019
Theme
Increased Domestic Financing for Universal Health Coverage and Health Security for All African Citizens- Including Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons
OPENING REMARKS
By Cisse Mariama Mohamed
Director for Social Affairs
The Third Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Health, Population and Drug Control (STC-HPDC-3), opened with the Experts Meeting, today Monday 29 July 2019, in Cairo, Egypt.
The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Regional Service Centre for Africa will hold a training workshop for Member States on Green/Climate Financing on 1st and 2nd August 2019 in Harare, Zimbabwe. This training is being co- hosted by the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe
Message of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on the Occasion of the Pan-African Women’s Day 31 JULY 2019
Fellow Africans, dear sisters and brothers,
In line with the decision of the African Union Ministers of Communication and Information Communication Technologies (STCCICT) of 2017, which resolved to, among others, recognize the contributions of journalists towards the achievement of Agenda 2063, five African women journalists have been awarded grants to enable them to produce detailed stories in key sectors of Africa’s development under Agenda 2063. The grants valued at US$10,000 in total were supported by the African Union, the GIZ and the International Organisation for Migration, IOM.
Addis Ababa, 29 July 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat condemns in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated on 29 July 2019 by Al-Shaabab militants against AMISOM personnel, which led to a number of casualties. The troops were attacked in Balad district, located about 30 kilometers northeast from the capital city of Mogadishu.
Le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, S.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, assistera à la cérémonie d’investiture du Président élu de la République Islamique de Mauritanie, S.E Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazwani, prévue le 1er août 2019 à Nouakchott.
Le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine tient à réaffirmer sa haute appréciation au Président sortant Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz pour le strict respect de la constitution mauritanienne et pour son rôle crucial dans la pacifique alternance démocratique en Mauritanie.
The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Kwesi Quartey, led the Commission on Thursday, July 25, to mark the African Day of the Sea and Oceans at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The theme of the event was Towards a Globally-binding Instrument on Marine Biological Diversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdictions”.
The Moungo Development Committee (CODEMO), as part of its missions to build the capacity of Moungo’s youth and to support local development initiatives, has joined forces with the African Union Commission as part of the 1 million by 2021 initiative and the African Institute of Computer Science (IAI) through its flagship programme ‘’Operation MIEJF 2035’’ to organize a training session for 200 young people on digital skills and entrepreneurship in Mbanga, Cameroon.
Amb. Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson of the AUC, joined the Representative of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco to the African Union, Amb. Mohammed Arrouchi, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, and Moroccans to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
