UN MEETING PRAISED AFRICAN GAINS
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly met on 25 April to debate “Peaceful resolution of conflicts in Africa”. Senior UN officials hailed the “rise of a new Africa” and the resilient economic growth but also called on the international community to engage much more resolutely to help bring to an end the conflicts that continued to tragically claim the lives of so many Africans.
The meeting, featured statements from the President of Equatorial Guinea and Foreign Affairs Ministers of Ethiopia, Namibia, Egypt, Ghana, Gabon, Liberia, Sudan, Zambia, Nigeria, South Africa and Angola.
The meeting, featured statements from the President of Equatorial Guinea and Foreign Affairs Ministers of Ethiopia, Namibia, Egypt, Ghana, Gabon, Liberia, Sudan, Zambia, Nigeria, South Africa and Angola.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said Africa was a top priority. From development to preventive diplomacy, from peacekeeping to capacity-building and much else, the UN worked “day in and day out” alongside its African counterparts towards long-term peace, prosperity and human rights. Steady gains were also being made in consolidating peace and security.
Read the Press release at: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2013/ga11364.doc.htm
