The Rwanda high commissioner H.E ERNEST RWAMUCYO was in coventry to participate in a rwanda community football match as part of the community cohesion scheme.Community cohesion is about ensuring different groups of people share a common vision and sense of belonging, where similar life opportunities are available to all. It is defined as working towards a society in which there is a common vision and sense of belonging by all communities; a society in which the diversity of people’s backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and valued; a society in which similar life opportunities are available to all; and a society in which strong and positive relationships exist and continue to be developed in the workplace, in schools and in the wider community.This tournament took place at the allan higgs leisure center in coventry

Janneh gets Africa’s economic icon award, recognised for leadership in peace building
ECA Press Release No. 163/2011
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 19 December 2011 (ECA) - The United Nations Under-Secretary General and the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, has been honoured with two distinctions in recognition of his extensive work on the development of Africa and the leadership his has shown in promoting the culture of peace on the continent. Editors of the African Leadership Magazine said that Mr. Janneh emerged winner of the “Distinguished African Economic Icon of the Year Award 2011.” The prize was given at a ceremony in Washington D.C. on 16 December on 16 December 2011.. The African Leadership Magazine is a pan-African flagship publication circulated to over 180,000 targeted international investors, business executives, government policy makers and multilateral agencies in Africa, Europe and the U.S., according to the Information and Communication Service of ECA. Three days ealier that is on 13 December the Dakar-based Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) had also awarded the 2011 “Femmes Africa Solidarité Leadership in Peace Building Recognition” to Mr. Janneh in honour of his outstanding contributions to the African women’s peace movement. At the awarding ceremony which took place on 13 December, at the Hotel Meridian in Dakar, Senegal, the founder and Executive Director of FAS, Ms Bineta Diop, described Mr. Janneh as “a steady supporter” of the organisation, saying his “efforts have contributed to the important progress made by women on the continent.” Accepting the prize, Mr. Janneh’s representative read a prepared speech in which he called for more women in peace mediation and negotiations, as they are most often the first casualties of war. “We know that men far outnumber women as combatants and perpetrators of war, yet women are increasingly the biggest casualties, including being victims of sexual and gender-based violence”, he said. He recognised the many steps taken in Africa towards gender, peace and security and encouraged each and everyone to “join hands and accelerate that walk, monitor each other and increase accountability.” Mr. Janneh earned the 2011 Distinguished African Economic Icon of the Year Award thanks to his prudent leadership of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, according to the award committee. The committee recognises ECA’s work in harnessing the intellectual resources that have enhanced the ability of a good number of countries on the continent to adopt effective policies which account for the steady growth rates registered by the countries. Mr. Janneh now joins the list of distinguished personalities who have recently received the award. They include H.E. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia; Dr. Mo Ibrahim of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and Mr. Peter Hinson, Managing Director of First Bank, United Kingdom. Issued by: ECA Information and Communication Service P.O. Box 3001 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel: 251 11 5445098 Fax: +251-11-551 03 65 E-mail: ecainfo@uneca.org Web: www.uneca.org