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https://www.icrc.org/en/document/icrc-delegation-african-union 17-02-2017 08:04:40
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.Bruce Mokaya calls for African Union Member States to join the TPNW to eliminate nuclear weapons and bolster peace and security. He highlights the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapon use and the urgency of a nuclear-free world. #NuclearBan
2/ Special thanks to ICRC to AfricanUnion, South African Government for their partnership in organizing this conference and @mfa_austria for the support.
๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฒ. This day of ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ will always be full of memories but also of expectations. Remembering not only the first steps of this long-held political project of African unity, but also memory of the achievements made on the road to this
๐ ๐ Protecting education in armed conflict is a humanitarian imperative. In a recent briefing to the African Union Peace and Security Council, Bruce Mokaya highlighted education's vital role in building peace and development. ๐Read more ๐ ms.spr.ly/6012mzstM
Spotlighting armed conflicts in Africa, we created a photo exhibition that highlights the plight of Sudanese women & children displaced by armed conflict are now living in shelters in Chad. DIRCO South Africa ICRC Sudan ICRC Africa #Chad
The runners up of the National IHL Moot Competition is Makerere Law School. Congratulations to the team. You did so well and you put up a good defence.
"Sudan has recorded the highest level of displacement in the world, this year. We are talking about 10 million having been displaced from their homes." Bruce Mokaya skynewsarabia.com/video/1742890 ICRC Sudan ICRC Africa ICRC
๐ค The 9th Humanitarian Coordination Forum, with UNOCHA African Union Liaison Office as secretariat & UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency + Plan International as co-chairs, focused on collective action to support African Union's humanitarian efforts across Africa. Updates: โ๏ธ Year 1 review โ๏ธ Sudan situation ๐ธ๐ฉ โ๏ธ Workplan/Priorities