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Africa Section took the initiative to celebrate
Africa Day-25 May, by organizing seminar held on 24 May 2004 at the
AAPSO's Headquarters. Preparations for this seminar were conducted
by MM. Kamal Baa Eddine, Julien, Mohamed Abdel Gaphar as well as Mrs
Wahba Youssreya.
Africa section prepared a speech of Dr Morad Ghaleb for this
occasion as well as a statement on "Africa Day-25 May".
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A statement on implementation of Durban
Conference's Programme of Action (Word Conference against Racism,
WCR) was made and sent to Ms Sandra Aragon, Anti-Discrimination
Unit, as requested by the Office of High Commissioner on Human
Rights, OHCHR, Geneva.
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Africa section ( together with some delegates
from India) represented AAPSO at the 60th Session of the UN
Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, March, 2004. The
representative from the Permanent Secretariat had attended the
plenary sessions during his stay in Geneva as well as many
extra-plenary meetings where he intervened with statements
reflecting the views and position of AAPSO pertaining to the issues
raised in these meetings.
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Statement on UNCTAD-IX was prepared on behalf
of the Development section.
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E-mail was sent (19 May 2004) to Ms Monica Van
Tonder (African Institute of South Africa, AISA) about exchange of
Newsletter.
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E-mail was sent ( 20 May 2004) to the African
Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) apologizing for not
being able to attend the 35th ordinary session of the ACHPR ,
Banjul, The Gambia, 21 May-4 June 2004.
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E-mail was sent ( 20 May 2004) to Mr Carlos
Magarinos, apologizing for not being able to attend the 28th session
of the UNIDO Board, Vienna 25-27 May 2004.
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A fax was sent to AFASPA on June 10, 2004,
reminding them about sending informations related to the
UNESCO-sponsored "World Forum on Human Rights" held in Nantes,
France. AFASPA was invited to represent AAPSO at this Conference.
Until now ( July 11. 2004) no one single information was received
from AFASPA.
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A congratulatory letter was addressed to His
Excellency Carlos Gomes, Head of the PAIGC ( Parti Africain pour
l'Indépendance de la Guinée et du Cap Vert) following the election
and his nomination as Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau/Cap Vert,
stressing that the changes occuring in the world did not alter the
close relationship between AAPSO and PAIGC.
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Letter was dispatched to African Ambassadors in
Cairo requesting them to provide AAPSO with names and addresses of
organisations and civil society in their respective countries in
view of promoting and maintaining contacts and relation with them.
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A report about the seminar organized by AAPSO
on the Africa-Day (25 May) was distributed to some African
organisations and personalities.
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Contacts and conversation were conducted with
His Excellency Ambassador of the African Union to the Arab League,
M. Muftah M. Zawam, before he left to Addis-Abeba to attend the
African Union Summit (July 2004), requesting him to continue sending
informations about AU and reminding him about his promise to give
AAPSO some names of African organisations (NGOs).
