DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG MEETS WITH VICE-PRESIDENT OF KENYA

Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, met on 15 January with Moody Awori, Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs of Kenya.

The Director-General and the Vice-President discussed a wide range of issues, including regional peacekeeping and mediation efforts and, in particular, the present crises in Sudan and Somalia. Mr. Awori outlined the efforts of the African Union to bring about a peaceful solution to these conflicts and stability in the region, and expressed the hope that the African Union Summit, which will be held later this month in Addis Ababa, would yield positive results in this regard.

Mr. Ordzhonikidze reiterated the United Nations’ appreciation for the steadfast support provided by the Government of Kenya to the Organization, whether as host to some of its offices and programmes or as troop contributor to several peace-keeping operations. The Vice-President stressed the importance attached by his Government to the whole range of United Nations activities, including development assistance in the social and economic fields and the promotion of human rights, as reflected by his participation in the forty-fourth session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child.