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COMMEMORATION OF THE 2017 AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
“Enhancing Youth Contribution towards Effective Implementation of the Action Plan on the Human and Peoples’ Rights Decade in Africa”
Addis Ababa
21 October 2017
Speeches of Mme. Letty Chiwara,
UN Women Representative to Ethiopia, AU and UNECA
Speech by Jonas Helth Lønborg, representative of the Royal Danish Embassy to Ethiopia
Statement at African Union Commission event (5 minutes)
21 October 2017
Commemoration of the 2017 African Human Rights Day
Your Excellency, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki, Your Excellency, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Cessouma Minata Samate, dear Ambassadors, colleagues and friends.
I am pleased, that I have been invited to share a few words with you on behalf of the Royal Danish Embassy at this important event.
CONCEPT NOTE
“Enhancing Youth Contribution towards Effective Implementation of the Action Plan on the Human and Peoples’ Rights Decade in Africa”
S.E. Monsieur Moussa Faki Mahamat
Président de la Commission de l’Union Africaine
Excellences Mesdames et Messieurs les Ministres africains des Finances, des Affaires Monétaires et de l’Intégration,
Mesdames et Messieurs les Gouverneurs de Banques Centrales,
Mesdames et Messieurs les Représentants des Organisations Internationales et du Système des Nations-Unies,
Mesdames et Messieurs les Membres des Organisations de la Société Civiles,
Excellences Mesdames et Messieurs,
We thank all of you for interest in the Fund for African Women. Please be advised that all applications for the 2017 Grants were closed on 15 June 2017 and only successful applicants will be contacted. In view of the high volume of applications received, the deliberations are expected to take longer that anticipated and inquiries will no longer be answered. Thank you for your cooperation.
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The Fresh Presidential Election in the Republic of Kenya will take place tomorrow, 26 October 2017. As you are aware, the fresh election was ordered by the Supreme Court in its September 1, 2017 ruling on the presidential election petition.
