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Nigerian President calls for global action on climate change, Lake Chad crisis
African Press Organization
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September 26, 2018
“Most crises usually have a variety of festering causes and effects,” he explained. “It is the failure to address them early and effectively that lead to out-of-control conflicts,” he argued, noting that solutions include collective national and...
Tajani visit to Niger: 95% decrease in migration flows to Libya and Europe thanks to EU partnership and funds
African Press Organization
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July 13, 2018
''Through financial support and a strong partnership, the European Union has helped Niger to reduce migratory flows to Libya and the EU by over 95%. In 2016, 330,000 people crossed Niger primarily directed to Europe via Libya. In 2017, this number...
Statement by the President of the Security Council on Libya
African Press Organization
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June 7, 2018
Statement by the President of the Security Council on Libya: The Security Council reaffirms its endorsement and full support for the United Nations Action Plan for Libya, reiterates its call for all Libyans to work together in a spirit of...
Deputy Minister Andries Nel: National General Meeting of the Black Lawyers Association
South African Government
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May 26, 2025
Good morning, President, leadership and members of BLA, panellists, guests, comrades and friends. I stand on the protocol established by the programme director. The Secretary General stated that he did not see me being accompanied by any...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Population Fund (UNICEF) present their Programme Priorities in Libya for 2019-2020
African Press Organization
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June 8, 2018
UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF held a consultative workshop today with key stakeholders and members of the international community around their Country Programmes for 2019 and 2020 in Libya. Following consultations with the Government of Libya and...
A peaceful, secure, prosperous Libya through credible elections
African Press Organization
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May 22, 2018
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on Libya: Thank you very much, Madam President. Thank you to Ambassador Skoog for his briefing. And let me also very much...
UN Migration Agency Helps Somali Migrants Return Home from Libya
African Press Organization
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June 1, 2018
Yesterday (30/05), IOM, the International Organization for Migration, in collaboration with the Libyan and Somali Governments and with support from the European Union, facilitated the voluntary return to Mogadishu of 150 Somali migrants stranded...
Joint Communique of the Quartet Meeting on Libya
African Press Organization
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May 1, 2018
1. The League of Arab States (LAS), the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) held their fourth meeting at the headquarters of the League of Arab States on 30 April 2018 to discuss the situation in Libya and...
Ensuring those who commit human rights abuses in Libya do not evade justice for their crimes
African Press Organization
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May 10, 2018
Statement by Susan Dickson, Legal Counsellor at the UK Mission to the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on the International Criminal Court and Libya: Madam President, I thank the Prosecutor for her very clear and concise fifteenth report and...
Remarks by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, at the Opening of the Fifth Meeting of the High Level Committee of the African Union on Libya, Addis Ababa, 17 April 2018
African Press Organization
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April 18, 2018
Remarks by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, at the Opening of the Fifth Meeting of the High Level Committee of the African Union on Libya, Addis Ababa, 17 April 2018: Mr. Chairman of the High Level Ad Hoc...
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations provides Training for Libyan Officials in Communication and reporting on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
African Press Organization
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April 24, 2018
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded a ten-day training program to officers from the Libyan Ministry of Agriculture, Animal and Marine Wealth. This program, delivered from 09 to 19 April, focused on...
Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation in Libya
African Press Organization
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March 22, 2018
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Andrew Gilmour, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, on the human rights situation in Libya under its technical assistance and capacity building agenda...
Mission to Libya: The European Parliament ready to support the national dialogue amongst Libyans
African Press Organization
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May 23, 2018
Led by Inés AYALA-SENDER (S&D, Spain), Chair of the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries (DMAG), and composed of Claude MORAES (S&D, UK), Chair of the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE), and Fabio Massimo CASTALDO (EFDD, Italy),...
United Nations Population Fund and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Assist More than 8,500 Displaced Women Across Libya
African Press Organization
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March 30, 2018
In order to respond to the growing needs of vulnerable displaced women across Libya, UNHCR and UNFPA, with the support of German funding, are currently distributing 8,517 dignity and hygiene kits in 16 different locations in the areas of Tripoli,...
Africa: Conflicts and weather patterns strain food security
African Press Organization
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March 5, 2018
High levels of food insecurity persist in the world, due largely to conflicts and to adverse climatic shocks that are taking a toll, particularly in East African and Near East countries, where large numbers of people continue to be in need of...
The United Nations World Food Programme Provides Emergency Food Assistance to Families Stranded in the Libyan Desert
African Press Organization
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February 23, 2018
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided vital food assistance to nearly 3,000 displaced people stranded in the harsh Libyan desert as they struggle to return to their hometown of Tawargha, in Western Libya. Many Tawarghan...
Towards Effective and Democratic Governance, the UN Launches Policing and Security Programme for Libya
African Press Organization
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February 8, 2018
A strong and peaceful Libya requires building effective and capable state institutions that enjoy the trust of the citizens. Towards this objective, the United Nations, in collaboration with the Libyan ministries of justice and interior, launched...
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, Chargé d’Affaires, on the political situation in Libya and its impact on the Libyan people
African Press Organization
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January 18, 2018
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, Chargé d’Affaires, on the political situation in Libya and its impact on the Libyan people: Delivered on: 17 January 2018 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Thank you Mr President. And...
Successful completion of destruction, in Germany, of the remnants of Libya’s chemical weapons programme
African Press Organization
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January 9, 2018
Since September 2016, Germany has helped to destroy the last stockpiles of chemicals from Libya’s former chemical weapons programme. Some 500 tonnes of dangerous dual-use chemicals were successfully destroyed in an environmentally safe manner over...
Building a path towards Sustainable Development in Libya
African Press Organization
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December 4, 2017
The United Nations Development system and the Ministry Planning convened a workshop on the Draft Strategic Framework for Libya for 2019-2020. The workshop brought together various participants from Libyan institutions, civil society and...