President Jets Back From U.S. On Monday

 

US President Barack Obama in Washington, DC, November 4, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB 

Orton Kiishweko
New York — PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete returns home today after concluding his fiveday engagement at the United Nations where he addressed fellow leaders and held various bilateral meetings on diverse issues.

While here, the president also attended a UN Security Council meeting, addressed the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and presented a common position for Africa on climate change as the leader for Conference of African Heads of States on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) at the UN Climate Summit.
In the main General Assembly meeting on Thursday, the president addressed members, cautioning that there is a basis that ebola could increasingly become a global threat beyond the west African countries that have been affected so far.
President Kikwete, who presented his country's stand on a number of geo strategic issues used almost half of his address to make global appeals on behalf of Africa with regard to general development, health and security.
He also spent some of his time here to give a special lecture at Rutgers University in New Jersey on the role of international partnerships in finding global solutions', where he also oversaw the signing of an MOU between the institution and the University of Dodoma.
At UNGA 69 Tanzania was hailed in connection with its recent decision to direct all the 169 district councils in the country to develop a strategy and specific budget line for all health centres to provide comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care (CEmONC President Kikwete also spoke at the "Every Woman Every Child conference" alongside the Director of Graca Machel Trust, Ms Graca Machel and the WHO director Dr Margaret Chan.
Among other leaders, the president also met South Sudan President Salva Kiir where they discussed how Tanzania could help the country to tackle food shortages in many of its provinces due to conflict.
He also officiated at a fundraising event for Madaktari Africa who support Hydom Hospital in Manyara Region, Bugando, Mbeya and Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH).
At a first Ladies Roundtable, it was also announced that Tanzania is one of the countries to benefit from a new partnership signed here yesterday to train girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields.
The partnership, between CRDF Global, and Bunengi Foundation is a comprehensive multi-stage programme which will begin by providing scholarships for top girl students to pursue STEM graduate degrees in US universities, among other things.
President Kikwete said it is a fact that gender parity exists in Mathematics and science in both developing and developed countries. But, he added that the gap is wider in developing countries.
He also linked Tanzania Investment Centre to CNN headquarters in talks that could result in a partnership on highlighting investment opportunities in Tanzania.