Month: September 2024

 From 22 to 27 September, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell will travel to New York for the high-level week of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He will host and participate in several high-level multilateral events and a number of bilateral meetings.  On Sunday 22 September, together with President of the European Council, Charles Michel, High Representative/Vice-President Borrell […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held a meeting with Prime Minister, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Eng. Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of Finance, Mr. Ahmed Kouchouk, and Head of the Armed Forces Financial Affairs Authority, Lieutenant General Ahmed El Shazly. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Ahmed Fahmy, said the meeting focused on plans to develop the national electricity system and the available financing mechanisms for this purpose. […]

 92 health care workers trained; 119 metric tons of medical supplies distributed; 320 000 people assessed at WHO screening centre. Cecilia Achuwor, a 38-year-old mother of six children, is one of the hundreds of thousands of refugees and returnees who have crossed the border into South Sudan since the beginning of the conflict in neighbouring Sudan 16 months ago. “My husband remains in Khartoum,” she says. “We separated from him without any communication. He doesn’t […]

 While the cultural diversity of South Sudan was on show through the vibrant and energetic performances of multiple ethnic groups at an International Peace Day event in Juba, it was the collective desire for peace, democracy and a brighter future that attracted most attention. Nineteen-year-old performer, Everlyne Batista, described her participation as an opportunity to put the trauma of conflict behind her and embrace feelings of unity and hope.   […]

 Along with all countries in the world, Somalia observes The International Day of Peace, “World Peace Day” on 21 September, which provides a globally shared date for all humanity to commit to Peace, above all differences, and to contribute to building a Culture of Peace. The United Nations University for Peace (UPEACE) Somalia, part of the UPEACE Africa Regional Programme and one of the most influential institutions for peace in […]

 The Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States note with deep concern the announcement by South Sudan’s leaders of an extension of the country’s transitional period by two years. This announcement demonstrates the persistent and collective failure of South Sudan’s leaders to create the conditions necessary to hold credible and peaceful elections in accordance with an established, publicly agreed-upon timeline.  Responsibility for this failure is shared by […]