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ECOWAS Holds Meeting To Promote Fair Trade In Region

  • May 29, 2019

The Regional Competition Authority, a trade agency of the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday began a four-day meeting in Banjul aimed at promoting fair trade and healthy competition in the community’s market. The Commissioner for ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ECRA), Tei Konzi, said the meeting would witness the adoption of decisions […]

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Unicef Reiterates Calls To Intensify Advocacy On Menstrual Hygiene Management

  • May 29, 2019

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reiterated the call for stakeholders to intensify advocacy on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) to enable young women and girls to reach their full potential. Madam Anne-Claire Dufay, UNICEF Country Representative in Ghana, said it was important to provide girls with information about menstruation, as some parents’ shy away […]

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FAO A Key Partner In Achieving The Africa We Want

  • May 28, 2019

Africa Day celebrates its 56th year of shared vision As the continent celebrates 56 years of from the “convention of union” or the founding of the African Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) emphasizes its support towards the collective vision of creating African solutions to African challenges. In a bid to […]

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Charlotte Osei Gets UN Elections Commission Job In Afghanistan

  • May 27, 2019

The United Nations (UN) has appointed Mrs Charlotte Osei as part of international advisors to support the work of Afghanistan’s electoral management bodies. The South Asian country will hold its presidential elections in September 2019. Mrs Osei’s appointment was reportedly confirmed by a Presidential Decree issued by the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani. The former […]

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UN Chief Deplores Lack Of Civilian Protection In Armed Conflict

  • May 24, 2019

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday deplored the lack of civilian protection in armed conflict and the erosion of respect for international humanitarian law. “While the normative framework (for civilian protection) has been strengthened, compliance has deteriorated,” he told a Security Council open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Grave human suffering […]