The Director’s Statement during the just concluded Regional Preparatory Meeting, held in Nairobi, Kenya---ReadMore

African Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 12th Untied Nations Congress on Prevention of Crime and Criminal Justice, Nairobi Kenya 8-10 September 2009.Statement by the Government of the Republic of Kenya---ReadMore

The Director on a Mission visit to the DRC-- ReadMore

UNAFRI in South Africa for a Pan African Monitoring and Evaluation Summit. ---Read more

Deputy Director on a Mission Visit to Tanzania---Read More

UNAFRI attends Roundtable meeting on Penal Reform in Africa----Read more

NCCU delegation of Experts in Criminal Justice Administration ends visit to Uganda.GetFullText

NCCU Delegation donates Humanitarian goods to Juvenile Centres in Uganda .GetFullText

Two officials of UNAFRI on a Mission visit to Kenya.GetFullText

ACSA Chairman delivers lecture at Training Course in UNAFRI.GetFullText

Commissioner of Zambia Prisons Service expresses appreciation to UNAFRI.GetFullText

Kenya Probation Officers on a Working visit to UNAFRIGetFullText

Congratulatory Note sends to the New Minister of Justice in Kenya.GetFullText

Closing ceremony of the Applied Correctional Sciences Training Course for Officers from Eastern Africa organized by UNAFRI: 3-19 May 2009.GetFullText

ACSA President to visit UNAFRI.GetFullText

UNAFRI commences a Regional training Course for Correctional OfficersGetFullText

UNAFRI Director Visits KinshasaGetFullText

CALL FOR ARTICLES:Research-based articles are invited for assessment and possible publication in an
International Journal: AJCJGetFullText

UNODC-UNECA Workshop on Crime Statistics 8th-12th-Dec-2008, Ethiopia Addis Ababa.GetFulltext

UNAFRI Director Dr. N.Masamba Sita briefs UNAFRI Staff about his mission to USA.GetFulltext

Head of Mission visits North Carolina Central University, in the United StatesGetFullText

RPDA back from Mission visit to NigeriaGetFullText

UNAFRI commiserates the death of the Zambian Leader, President Levy MwanawasaGetFulltext

UNAFRI at the Launch of the In-Service Training Manual for Mental Health Care, Kampala, Uganda.GetFullText

UNAFRI/ UNODC collaboration to facilitate strengthened Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Systems in AfricaGetFullText

UNAFRI’s RPDA on a Mission visit to NigeriaGetFullText

UNAFRI Secretariat hosts UDPAS Annual General Meeting (AGM) and First Fabian Luke Memorial LectureGetFullText

UNAFRI launches four of its recent ReportsGetFullText

Special Observances and Days to UNAFRI and Other Crime Stake Holders. GetFullText

The 10th Ordinary Meeting of the UNAFRI Governing Board held in Khartoum, Sudan GetFullText

UNAFRI Research and Policy Development Advisor presents a paper in ViennaGetFullText

UNAFRI Director presents a paper at a Prisons Reform Conference in Kampala, UgandaGetFullText

UNAFRI’s Head of Research and Policy Development Department delivers a keynote address at a Conference organized by the Uganda Society GetFullText

Head of Research and Policy Department bags a Fellow Award

UNAFRI Head of Research and Policy Department, Maicibi Alhas (PhD) has received a Fellow Award from the Uganda Society on Dec 18, 2007 during a National Conference on Uganda Society, Science and Technology for Universities and Research Institutions.
The Award is in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the world of knowledge for the development of society.
Other awardees at the event included Ham Mukasa Mulira, (PhD) Hon. Minister, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Alex Tindimubona, (PhD), Chief, Science and Technology Section (STS), ICT and Science and Technology Division (ISTD), Economic Commission for Africa.

 

A Guinean Delegation visits UNAFRI SecretariatGetFullText

UNAFRI Director on a Consultative mission to the Governing Board Chairman

The Head of Mission, Dr. Masamba Sita, traveled on a 6-day Consultative Mission to Khartoum, Sudan from the 15 – 21 Feb.2008 to visit the Chairman of UNAFRI Governing Board, H.E. Abdal Basset Sabdrat, Hon. Minister of Justice & Attorney General, Republic of Sudan.

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, Wek Mamer Kuol and the UNAFRI Desk Officer in Sudan, Mr. Yassir Bashir El- Boukhari, received the Head of Mission on behalf of the Chairman.

In their discussions, salient issues concerning the activities of the Institute were discussed. Some of those issues included: the dates for the 10th Ordinary Session of the Institute’s Governing Board to be held in Khartoum, Sudan, as earlier proposed during the third Extra – Ordinary Meeting of the Governing Board held in Kampala, Uganda last year.

It was agreed that the meeting should take place from the 19 – 20 May 2008.

In addition, the Chairman signed letters of Invitation to Member States for the forthcoming meeting of the Governing Board. The Chairman has signed letters of Invitation to the remaining African countries that have not yet adhered to the UNAFRI Statue of Membership too.

Besides, as it is the practice of the Institute’s Secretariat, Letters to Member States requesting them to pay their due contribution to UNAFRI has been signed by the Chairman.

After the meeting, Dr. Masamba Sita, extended the deepest appreciation of Members of Staff of the Institute to the Sudanese government through the chairman for the warm and cordial reception accorded to him during his visit.

He also extended appreciation to the UNAFRI desk Officer in the Republic of Sudan, Mr. El- Boukhari, for all his assistance during the Head of Mission’s visit to the Republic of Sudan.

 
UNAFRI’S Financial Account Audited

A Three man Auditing Committee members have audited the Institute’s Financial Accounting book. The Auditing members who were in the UNAFRI’s secretariat for 21 days were drawn from countries of Nigeria, Rwanda and sudan.

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Auditors:
The Auditors at work at the secretariat. Sitting with them are: Mr. John Ssali Sembuya, the Finance and Administration Officer and Ms Sarah Musoke, the Finance and Administration Assistant, both officials of UNAFRI

 

In presenting their report to the management of UNAFRI, the chairman of the Auditing team, the representative of the Republic of Rwanda, Mr. Godwin thanked the staff of UNAFRI for the warm reception, cooperation and hospitability given to them during their work at the Institute

He said, “We are so grateful for all the cooperation given to us. Most especially, it has really been a fruitful experience working with the Accounting staff of UNAFRI. The Accounting staff really did their jobs so well and even made ours very simple too”.
Speaking further, Mr. Godwin said they found no financial misappropriations in all the records submitted to them to audit.

He therefore enjoined the Institute to keep up the good work it is doing in the continent.
Receiving the financial Report, the Head of Mission UNAFRI, Dr. Masamba Sita expressed his deepest and sincere appreciation to the team for coming to the Institute and audit its accounts.

He said the Institute would always make sure to keep a transparent and accountable policy in all its dealings.Dr Sita concluded by wishing them a safe journey back to their respective countries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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