RSS Permanent Representative to the UN sworn into office and bid farewell to President JUBA, 30 August 2012 - The Republic of South Sudan Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Dr. Francis Meding Deng was sworn into office today on Wednesday August 29th, 2012, before the President of the Republic H.E. Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit.
Amb. Deng bidding farewell to the President. [Photo: Brig. Lazarus Lemi] After the swearing in ceremony, Ambassador Deng who was sworn in together with his colleague Ambassador Francis Okeny Oloka bid farewell to the President and said as the new nation of South Sudan faces a lot of challenges, he is mindful to the responsibilities shouldered on him and he is ready to implement the foreign policies of the country. Reported by Thomas Kenneth World Bank donates books to PIC JUBA, 28 August 2012 - The World Bank has donated a total of five hundred text books to Public Information Centre (PIC), one of the key units of ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Handing over the books on Friday 24th August, World Bank’s Senior Education Specialist Dr. Christopher M. Kenyi, underscored the importance of the centre which he says plays a crucial role in providing learning environment and materials to the students, researchers and the general public in terms of books, internet among others. Among the books included science, socio-economic and periodical books. Kenyi urged the general public particularly students in various learning institutions in the country to make use of the centre. “We hope that this donation will show seeds in the new nation” said Kenyi. He further called on the ministry to publicize PIC saying that many do not know about the existence of the centre. “I leave next to you but I know very little about this centre” observed Kenyi. Dr. Kenyi, World Bank's Education Specialist (L) hands some of the books to Mr. Mabor, Deputy Director PIC (R). [Photo: Matata Safi] Dr. Kenyi recalled that the World bank is not only about Money but also about building the capacity of the human person so that he or she can be about to make money through provision of learning materials. He said the Bank will continue to the centre. Receiving the books on behalf of the Centre, Barnana Mabor the Deputy Director of Public Information, thanked the World Bank for the donation which he said will help tremendously in increasing the limited stock of the centre. “We have been having difficulties in stocking the library because of the austerity measures, such a donation will go a long away in realising the dreams of this centre” noted Mabor. He called on organizations and UN agencies working in South Sudan to emulate the World Bank. The Public Information Centre, a government an initiative and initially supported by the World Bank through the Multi-Trust Development Fund (MTDF) is one of the government wings under the ministry of Information playing a key role in disseminating information. Reported by Matata Safi -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
