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Appointment of Acting Director, Communication and External Relations

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Nafissatou N’diaye DIOUF as the Acting Director for Communications and External Relations Department (PCER), effective 1st April 2020. Nafissatou, a Senegalese national, is currently a Division Manager in the Communications and External Relations Department of the African Development Bank Group. A dedicated and results driven communications professional, Nafissatou brings over twenty (20) years of experience… Read More
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Appointment as Acting Director, General Services and Procurement (CHGS)

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jean Hubert BAYALA as the Acting Director for General Services and Procurement (CHGS), effective from 27th February 2020. Bayala, a national of Burkina Faso, is a seasoned professional with over 28 years of management and leadershipexperience  in  information  technology, information system  security,  information  systems auditing. Bayala also has in-depth experience in business continuity planning & disaster recovery and operational risk, budgeting, and procurement, among others. He currently heads  the African… Read More
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Appointment of Acting Director, Corporate Information Technology Department (CHIS)

Elwin Mandowa,
Senior Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Pepin Vougo as Acting Director, Corporate Information and Technology Department effective 1st April 2020. Pepin Vougo has more than 20 years of experience in technology and its application. He is a seasoned executive with depth and breadth of experience in delivering complex technology solutions on an international scale. He benefits… Read More
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Ghana: African Development Bank-facilitated $600 million Cocobod loan gives cocoa farmers hope for future

Elwin Mandowa,
Agnes Korkor Ababio climbs onto the back of a pick-up truck and begins counting a stack of 64-kg cocoa bags heaped in the vehicle. “It’s more than 40 bags,” she says in smiles as she clambers down from the truck, aided by an assistant. Ababio is one of many cocoa farmers in the Suhum area of Ghana’s eastern region that… Read More
Development Health Advice 

UN chief calls for domestic violence ‘ceasefire’ amid ‘horrifying global surge’

Global Author
In a reference to his repeated appeals for a ceasefire in conflicts around the world, to focus on the shared struggle to overcome the virus, the Secretary-General pointed out that violence is not confined to the battlefield, and that “for many women and girls, the threat looms largest where they should be safest: in their own homes”. Peace is not… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Iraq: UN health agency helps beat ‘latest bottleneck’ in COVID-19 battle

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“The latest bottleneck to contain and reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Iraq has been the shortage of supplies and equipment needed to collect and transport samples,” Adham Ismail, the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Iraq said on Sunday. In cooperation with WHO, the COVID-19 Crisis Cell of Basrah University in southern Iraq has produced 3,200 nasal swabs and… Read More
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First person: COVID-19 is not a silver lining for the climate, says UN Environment chief

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“The global coronavirus pandemic, which has already caused unimaginable devastation and hardship, has brought our way of life to an almost complete halt. The outbreak will have profound and lasting economic and social consequences in every corner of the globe. In the face of such turmoil, as the Secretary-General has indicated, COVID-19 will require a response like none before –… Read More
Development Health Advice 

From landmines to pandemics, on Mine Awareness Day UN chief says milestones reached by ‘working together’

Global Author
“Mines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices threaten some of the most vulnerable people in society”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, adding that “now, the world is facing a daunting pandemic”.  From Cambodia to Mozambique, in Angola and in Afghanistan, thousands of lives were… Read More
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Peacekeepers help fragile countries navigate conflict and COVID-19

Global Author
“Peacekeeping operations must be able to continue their critical work and to maintain operational capability, so we can deliver on our life-saving mandates –promoting conflict resolution and helping to protect the populations we serve, as well as our UN personnel”, said the UN chief of peacekeeping operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. In line with the Secretary-General’s call for an immediate global ceasefire,… Read More
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‘Overwhelmed’ health systems have little room for sick refugees, migrants, UN agencies warn

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In a joint statement released today, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN human rights office (OHCHR) and the World Health Organization (WHO) stressed that refugees, migrants and displaced persons are at heightened risk of contracting the new coronavirus disease.  “Three quarters of the world’s refugees and many migrants are hosted in developing regions where health… Read More
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