Despite the continent-wide approach taken by African countries to combat COVID-19, the pandemic has set back their development aspirations, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. Speaking via video-link, Mr. Ramaphosa noted that, with resources redirected to fighting the virus, efforts to provide housing, health care, water and sanitation, and education have been hampered, and called for interest payments on African…
(DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, concluded a three-day working visit to Moscow during which he met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Mr Sergei Lavrov, on 16 September. Dr Workneh leading an IGAD delegation made up of the Chairperson of the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) in South Sudan, Major General…
President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, on Friday welcomed at Baabda Presidential Palace Ambassador of Sudan to Lebanon, Ali Sadek, who paid him a farewell visit upon winding up his diplomatic mission in Lebanon. The President thanked Sadek for his major role promoting Lebanese-Sudanese bilateral ties. Source: National News Agency
As delivered Thank you very much Mr. President, Let me complement David’s briefing today by focusing on three main areas: First, the humanitarian situation and outlook in the coming months; Second, protection of civilians and aid workers; And third, the support humanitarian agencies need to ensure their work can continue. Mr. President, As David alluded to, despite some encouraging developments since the signing of the Revitalized Peace Agreement in September…
Mr. President and Council Members. Thank you for the opportunity once again to brief you. I’ll start with an update on political and security conditions and then touch on changes to the Mission’s operations in response to the evolving situation in South Sudan. Most critical right now, as we all know, is progress on the peace process. On the positive side, the transitional government continues to function, and activities are…
Former Prime Minister, Fouad Siniora, on Wednesday received at his Bliss office Sudanese Ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Sadek, who came on a farewell visit upon the end of his diplomatic mission in Lebanon. Discussions reportedly touched on the current situation and the bilateral relations between the two countries. Source: National News Agency
Although the transitional government in South Sudan continues to function, with state governors now appointed, among other developments, progress on the 2018 peace agreement “limps along”, the top UN official in the country told a virtual meeting of the Security Council on Wednesday. David Shearer, head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), updated ambassadors on the country’s ongoing political and security situations, which are unfolding amid the…
Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab today received at the Grand Serail, the Ambassador of Sudan to Lebanon, Ali Al-Sadiq Ali, who came on a farewell visit upon the end of his diplomatic mission in Lebanon. Premier Diab then met with UNRWA’s Commissioner-General, Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, accompanied by the Director General of UNRWA in Lebanon, Mr. Claudio Cordone and Marie Chebli, Legal Consultant and External Relations Officer, in the presence of ministers Zeina Akarand Ramzi Musharrafieh, as well as Ambassador Gebran Soufane. The meeting reportedly touched on the situation of Palestinians in Lebanon. PM Diab also received UNDP Deputy Director of the Regional Bureau…
