Search form
Number of results: 31
Sort by:
Country views: |
-
UNHCR commemorates 2 years of the #IBelong campaign to eradicate global statelessness
news UNHCR, 27 Oct 2016 (7 years ago )DAKAR, SENEGAL, 27 October 2016 (UNHCR) – Significant progress has been made to eradicate statelessness around the world, but ongoing conflicts are putting those advances at risk. Marking the second anniversary of the global #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, ... -
Satellite technology reinvigorates Ghana teacher training
news RFI, 02 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )An innovative new teacher training initiative was launched last week in Ghana using satellite technology to deliver lessons on teaching strategies. Train for Tomorrow aims to coach up to 5,000 teachers over two years by beaming interactive programmes into classrooms at selected hub schools. "W... -
Including refugee students in national education systems. (part 1)
news Blog, 29 Aug 2016 (7 years ago )Reflections on the progress in Ghana This past May, colleagues in Ghana invited me to assess the progress in the inclusion of refugee students from Côte d’Ivoire in the Ghanaian education system. Since 2011, approximately 11,500 persons from Côte d’Ivoire have fled post-election violence to ta... -
Including refugee students in national education systems. (Part 2)
news Blog, 30 Aug 2016 (7 years ago )The importance of school meals, parents and partnerships In Ghana, parents play a significant role in sustaining education and improving schools. School capitation grants, for example, have been reported to be too low and often late and thus parents still pay levies and fees. Parents perform an i... -
Amid progress in West Africa and the Sahel, UN envoy warns of region’s political challenges
news UN News Centre, 13 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )13 January 2017 – Briefing the Security Council on the situation in West Africa and the Sahel region, a senior United Nations official cited a “rising tide of democracy” throughout the continent, noting that a number of countries had recently held elections which largely complied with electoral norm... -
United Nations Must Continue Supporting West Africa’s Efforts to Uphold Gambia Election Results, Special Representative Tells Security Counc...
news United Nations, 13 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )SECURITY COUNCIL 7862ND MEETING (AM) SC/12681 Amid a “rising tide of democracy” across the African continent, the United Nations must continue to support regional efforts to ensure that the Gambia’s recent election results were upheld, stressed the Organization’s senior official in West Africa... -
Le Chef de l’UNOWAS, M. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, salue la montée d’une « marée démocratique » en Afrique, en dépit de la situation en Gambie
news United Nations, 13 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )CONSEIL DE SÉCURITÉ 7862E SÉANCE – MATIN CS/12681 Le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général et Chef du Bureau des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et le Sahel (UNOWAS), M. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, a salué, aujourd’hui, devant le Conseil de sécurité, la montée d’une véritable « marée d... -
The UN Supports a Peaceful, Timely and Orderly Transfert of Power in The Gambia
news UNOWAS, 17 Dec 2016 (7 years ago )THE 50th ORDINARY SUMMIT OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) Abuja, 17 December 2016 Speech by Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) Your Excellency Madam... -
Briefing to the Security Council on the Report of the Secretary-General on the Activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and t...
news UNOWAS, 13 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )1 July – 31 December 2016 By Mohamed Ibn Chambas Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNOWAS New York, 13 January 2017 Monsieur le Président, Distingués membres du Conseil, 1. C’est un honneur pour moi de me retrouver devant cette auguste assemblée, pou... -
Press Statement: ECOWAS Human Rights Day
news ECOWAS, 16 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission wishes to congratulate the entire Community citizens on the occasion of the maiden celebration of the ECOWAS Human Rights Day. This celebration places a particular focus on the promotion and protection of women’s rights in all its ram...