To "face social, cultural, political issues in the world", developing and offering new proposals of cooperation in the International context.
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Statement by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Sahel, Mr Romano Prodi, on the Presidential Elections in Mali.
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Sahel, Mr. Romano Prodi, congratulates the citizens of Mali and President-elect Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on the completion of a successful election process. Mr. Prodi also pays tribute to second place candidate in the Presidential election, Mr. Soumaïla Cissé, for playing his important part in the election process.
The conclusion of the Presidential elections is a milestone in restoring peace and democracy in Mali. The successful election process …
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2013
Bologna 19 giugno 2013
La Fondazione per la Collaborazione tra i Popoli presieduta dal Prof. Romano Prodi ha organizzato un seminario di studio sulla regione africana del Sahel, che si è tenuto lo scorso venerdì a Bologna alla Alma Graduate School di Villa Guastavillani.
Al seminario hanno partecipato accademici di università africane, rappresentanti delle Nazioni Unite, della Unione Europea, dell’Accademia di Scienze Sociali di Pechino e esperti della Università di Bologna.
Il seminario, che ha avuto come tematica lo sviluppo economico di Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Ciad, Niger faceva seguito ad …
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CONFERENCE SPEECHES
(received at May 30, 2012)
Africa: 54 Countries, One Union
Addis Ababa, May 3-4, 2012
(the official Conference language is English)
Organized by: Foundation for World Wide Cooperation
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
SAIS – Johns Hopkins University
In collaboration with: African Union Commission
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Office to the African Union
Day 1: May 3 – Opening Ceremony
Venue: African Union …
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Opening Remarks by Romano Prodi at the “Africa: 54 Countries, One Union” conference.
3 May 2012, Addis Ababa
Honourable Prime Minister Meles, honourable Ministers, Ambassadors, authorities, dear friends, after the interest raised by the conferences in Bologna and Washington, it’s my great pleasure to open the third conference “Africa: 54 Countries, One Union”.
Let me begin by pointing out that peace is still fragile in the African continent.
The hopes raised by the Arab Spring have not been fulfilled yet. Instability is affecting Libya, and Egypt is still struggling for a new …
