Information Systems Assistant
Level: G6
Salary: R 28,000 per month (approximately)
Type of Appointment: 2-months Short-term Assignment (SSA)
Organisational Unit: United Nations Information Centre
Duty Station: Pretoria, South Africa More »

UN reports relatively strong though divergent growth performance on the continent in 2011

Johannesburg/Addis Ababa – Africa’s economy continues its strong march towards recovery, defying the global trend, says the United Nations economic report World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012 (WESP). The continent is forecast to see an increase in its overall growth from 2.7 per cent in 2011 to 5.0 per cent in 2012 and 5.1 per cent in 2013 (see table at the end of the release). This marks a pronounced recovery and a return to the solid growth trend that emerged after the peak of the 2008 global economic crisis. More »

New York – Three years ago, I had the great honour to meet Nelson Mandela. I tried to thank him for all he had done, but he interrupted me. The thanks, he said, should go to the millions of men and women in South Africa and around the world who stood up for freedom and justice and liberated South Africa from the bonds of apartheid. More »

Durban - I am pleased to see such a diverse group here today. One of the main lessons I have learned during my five years as Secretary-General is that broad partnerships are the key to solving broad challenges. More »

Durban -It is a great pleasure to have this opportunity.Let me first thank Prime Minister Meles of Ethiopia, and Prime Minister Stoltenberg of Norway for their leadership on my High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing. More »