UN Secretary General Appoints Winnie Byanyima As UNAIDS Executive Director

August 15, 2019 world news Comments Off on UN Secretary General Appoints Winnie Byanyima As UNAIDS Executive Director

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Ms Winnie Byanyima, 60, as the new HIV/AIDS chief under United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Check also: Museveni Gets Rare Praise From Winnie Byanyima According to SG Antonio’s statement, Oxfam International Executive Director of Uganda will head UNAIDS. Winnie Byanyima has worked in several positions in the African Union (AU) and has ...

President Salva Kiir Is Ignoring Famine, According To UN Chief

March 26, 2017 world news Leave a comment

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has accused South Sudan’s government of ignoring the plight of 100,000 people suffering from famine , 7.5 million in need of humanitarian aid and thousands more fleeing fighting . Check also: South Sudan Government Rejects UN Proposal To Send More Peacekeepers Guterres’ rebuke was delivered to the country’s president, Salva Kiir , on Thursday, mentioning “a ...