Danny Faure

"It is a real historical moment, not only for #Gabon, but also for the continent." - @DannyFaure Chairperson of the #Commonwealth Observer Group to Gabon & Former President of #Seychelles. #CommonwealthElections 🗳️

The #Commonwealth Observer Group, led by former #Seychelles President HE @DannyFaure, commends #Gabon’s peaceful, calm and orderly April 12 vote, calling for greater civic participation and equal access to media. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4juEwY9 #CommonwealthElections 🗳️

🌊This upcoming #WorldOceanDay, we celebrate all of those who have worked to protect our #Ocean. As June marks one year until #UNOC3, it is time to #BringItAllTogether for the ocean, highlighting synergies to accelerate #OceanAction for #SDG14+. ➡️bit.ly/4e7vVst

I am saddened to learn of the passing of my Dear Friend and Brother President Hage Geingob. He was a true servant of the Namibian people. He will be remembered as a liberation icon of Africa. My deepest condolences to his dear wife Madame Monica Geingob and his children.

Announcement from His Excellency Danny Faure @DannyFaure, Chair of the Board of Governors, Commonwealth of Learning: It is my pleasure as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth of Learning @COL4D to announce that after an exhaustive global search Professor Peter Scott @peter_scott will be taking up the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning as of 8 January 2024. Professor Scott brings a distinguished track record and considerable credibility as a senior executive, thought leader and scholar over a 40-year career in the field of open and distance learning. His qualifications combined with extensive senior and executive leadership experience will build on the work of previous Presidents to advance the aims of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and its member nations from across the Commonwealth. Professor Scott notes that “…my entire working career has focused on a mission to open quality education to all learners at all stages of their learning journey. I am driven by a passion for the positive change and outcomes that are created by excellent learning at all levels and am excited by the opportunity that technology provides to enable new forms of access…I have immense respect for Professor Kanwar’s extraordinary leadership and passion for education. I will be building upon a great legacy of ongoing impact.” As Chair, I also take this opportunity to thank Professor Asha Kanwar @AshaKanwarCOL who has led the organisation for over 11 years to critical acclaim. Her achievements and ability to build relationships and drive programmes of real impact for women, girls and many others across the Commonwealth is something that the Board is immensely proud of. It is likely that her leadership of the small team at COL has touched hundreds of thousands of people and made a real difference in improving the livelihoods of those most in need. We will all miss Professor Kanwar and wish her well in her future endeavours. Professor Kanwar is quoted as saying “I have been proud to have served those who most needed our support to access education and as new technologies become more accessible, it is my hope that COL will continue to innovate and drive access. I wish Professor Scott well in his tenure as the President and CEO.”  Her contribution has been vast and this acknowledgement does not do justice to her commitment and dedication. We thank Professor Kanwar for all that she has done for COL and more broadly across the Commonwealth. Whilst we will be sad to be saying farewell to Professor Kanwar at the end of this year, I am sure many across our communities will know of and be reassured that Professor Scott will more than capably take the organisation forward, and will join with me in welcoming and celebrating his appointment as the next President and CEO of COL.

New cohort of Friends of Ocean Action all aboard for ocean health! We are excited to welcome new members of @FriendsofOcean @wef this week & look forward to working together for a healthy, thriving #ocean. 🌊 New Friends ➡️ weforum.org/friends-of-oce… 🌊 #SDIM23 #OceanAction #SDG14+

The #Commonwealth Observer Group, chaired by former President of Seychelles, H.E. @DannyFaure, has commended the people of Maldives for the manner in which they exercised their right to vote at their presidential elections on 9 September 2023. #CommonwealthElections

I was happy to be received by my Dear Brother, H.E. Dr. Hage G. Geingob @hagegeingob , President of the Republic of Namibia. We had fruitful discussions on the role of the Trade and Development Bank of Africa to establish win-win partnerships.

We have accomplished yet another mission on behalf of the @commonwealthsec . It was an honor to lead the team observing the general elections in Antigua and Barbuda.

I am honoured to head the Commonwealth observer group mission in Lesotho for the general elections to be held on the 7th of October 2022

It is with much sadness that I learnt of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II. She will be remembered for her unwavering leadership and service to her people and will remain in our memories as an historic symbol of perseverance, grace, duty and stability.

Had a wonderful evening in #London yesterday with my dear friends President @DannyFaure (Former President of Seychelles) & Baroness @PScotlandCSG the Secretary General of the @commonwealthsec at a symposium by the @FaureFoundation which I am Senior Advisor to.

It was such an honour to have Baroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, deliver a keynote address at my Foundation’s @FaureFoundation first international event on the ‘Health of our Ocean’ #oceanaction #oceanprotection

Great to meet with the President of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Abdulla Shahid, in the margins of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference. I introduced him to The Ocean Race who elaborated on the important work being done for the ocean through The Ocean Race Summits.

I offer my condolences to the people of the UAE. His Highness Sheikh Khalifa was an historic leader who led his country to greater development and global acclaim. He strengthened the bonds of friendship and solidarity between our two nations. May His soul rest in peace 🇸🇨🇦🇪

Excited to be part of Cohort 2 of the #Ocean Health Youth Coucil, a mentoring programme developed by @FriendsofOcean and @SOAlliance. Empowering the future Ocean #leaders who will safeguard our blue planet! #Oceanaction #SDG14

It was great catching up with the UNSG’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, Ambassador Peter Thomson @ThomsonFiji, to discuss matters related to the upcoming 2022 @UN Ocean Conference and the work to be done following The Ocean Race Summits Seychelles that was held on 21 March 2022.

21 March 2022: Heads of State, Ministers and ocean advocates will meet at The Ocean Race Summits Seychelles to explore ocean rights. The Summit is being organised by @theoceanrace in collaboration with the @FaureFoundation and hosted by the Government of Seychelles.

Thrilled to announce that I have appointed @Kishan_Devani BEM, FRSA as Special Advisor to my Foundation @FaureFoundation.

This can be the year we #StopTheDecline in ocean health. There is no healthy #planet without a healthy #ocean! 🌏🏝️🌊 Please read & share Friends of Ocean Action statement calling on world leaders to take #OceanAction in key 2022 global meetings: bit.ly/3Gb58Jy #SDG14+