{"id":3369,"date":"2021-03-05T17:39:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T17:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/?p=3369"},"modified":"2021-03-05T17:09:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T17:09:58","slug":"au-unanimously-endorses-arkebe-oqubay-for-post-of-director-general-unido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/au-unanimously-endorses-arkebe-oqubay-for-post-of-director-general-unido","title":{"rendered":"AU Unanimously Endorses Arkebe Oqubay for post of Director-General UNIDO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\">Ethiopia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>March 5\/2021(ENA) The African Union unanimously endorses Ethiopia\u2019s Dr. Arkebe Oqubay as sole African candidate for post of Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).<\/p>\n<p>AU endorsed Arkebe\u2019s candidacy during its 38th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council held on 3 and 4 February 2021, it was indicated.<\/p>\n<p>Arkebe has spent more than thirty years at the forefront of implementing inclusive and sustainable industrial development policies and as a champion of transformational economic development in Africa, according to AU.<\/p>\n<p>African leaders emphasized the importance of UNIDO being led by a competent Director-General, and voiced their confidence in the world-class caliber of Arkebe\u2019s candidature including his formidable leadership qualities to ensure equitable and sustainable global industrialization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. 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