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THE KINGDON OF SWAZILAND NEXT TO BECOME MEMBER OF THE IIMSAM FAMILY OF MEMBER STATES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST MALNUTRITION THE WORLD’S NUMBER ONE KILLER

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!IIMSAM/Photo from Left to Rt: Government Rep from Swaziland of the Republic of Swaziland with Amb. H.E. Mr. Sam Awar, Special Representative in Nigeria of the Secretary-General of IIMSAM Remigio Maradona

The Special Representative of the Secretary General of IIMSAM in the Federal Republic of Nigeria Amb. Sam Al Awar met with government official of the Kingdom of Swaziland to realised the IIMSAM Humanitarian Mission towards the Institutional Development of IIMSAM and in particular the distribution of Spirulina Nutritional Supplement to the needy population of Swaziland facing health issues such as HIV/AIDS that afflicts some 25% of its population and to a lesser extent, TB are the main health challenges. As of year 2013 Swaziland has an estimated life expectancy of 50 years. The population of Swaziland is fairly young with a median age of 20.5 years with people 14 years old and below making up 37.4% of the total population (Source UN).

Amb. Awar delivered the best regards from Secretary General Maradona and shed light on the humanitarian efforts of IIMSAM and also explained the importance of Spirulina as a food and the mandate of IIMSAM to make Spirulina a key-driver to eradicate severe malnutrition and its capacity to boost the Immune system which can be use to help those victims of HIV/AIDS as IIMSAM has already succesfully done in the Republic of Kenya. !

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!Amb. Awar also handed the government representative the Illustrative IIMSAM Official Hand Book (Depicted

on picture above.) IIMSAM`s Secretary General Maradona, stated- “On behalf of IIMSAM, I take this opportunity to extend my gratitude to the Kingdom of Swaziland for giving us the opportunity to help the people of Swaziland by allowing us to provide Spirulina to the needed... I also would like to thank him for inviting our delegation and the cooperativeness of his good offices with Amb Awar to carry out this goodwill opportunity... IIMSAM is ready to provide the necessary humanitarian support requested. IIMSAM’s relief efforts whether in Sichuan Province of China, Kisumu, Kenya, Aguascalientes, Mexico, Gaza, India, Somalia and Haiti and now hopefully the Kingdom of Swaziland are a proof of our unstinted commitment to serve the humankind...It is also an opportunity for the international community to learn from the experiences of IIMSAM and to start thinking to incorporate Spirulina Platensis that was declared by the United Nations World Food Conference of 1974 as the best food for the future…in the Post-2015 Development Agenda so that the world can be made a better place for all.”

BRIEF FACTS ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND:

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Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland; Swazi: Umbuso weSwatini and sometimes called kaNgwane or Eswatini,is a sovereign state in Southern Africa surrounded – with the exception of Mozambique to its east – by South Africa. Its ethnic people take their names from Mswati II, the 19th-century king under whose rule Swazi territory was expanded and unified. Swaziland is one of the smallest countries in Africa. It is no more than 200 kilometres (120 mi) north to south and 130 kilometres (81 mi) east to west. Regardless, the country has a very diverse topography of varying climate with a cool and mountainous highveld and a hot and dry lowveld. The population is primarily ethnic Swazis whose language is siSwati. They established their kingdom in the mid 18th century under the leadership of Ngwane III; the present boundaries were drawn up in 1881. After the Anglo-Boer War, Swaziland was a British protectorate from 1903 until 1967, gaining independence on 6 September 1968. The country is a monarchy, currently ruled by King (Ngwenyama) Mswati III. The king is head of state and appoints the prime minister and a number of representatives of both chambers of parliament. Elections are held every five years to determine the majority of the house of assembly. The current constitution was adopted in 2005. Swaziland is a member of the Southern African Development Community, the African Union, and the Commonwealth of Nations.Swaziland is a lower-middle-income country with a GDP per capita of $6,367. With membership in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and COMESA, her main trading partners are South Africa, United States,[8] European Union,and her currency, the Lilangeni, is pegged to the South African Rand. The agriculture and manufacturing sectors of the country's economy are responsible for the majority of employment. TSwaziland is well known for its culture. Umhlanga, held in the month of August/September and incwala the dance of the kingship held in December/January are the most important national events.(Source:Wikipedia)

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