In 2008, the press videoconference service of the African Press Organization was used by the United-Nations Secretary General, Jean-Marie GUEHENNO, by General Director for Development of the European Commission, the President of the
African Parliament, by the Head of communications of the
African Development Bank, the Secretary General of the
International Telecommunication Union, by the
United Nations Special Reporter on contemporary forms of racisms, the African Director of the United Nations for the development (PNUD), by the United Nations speaker for the Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs in Chad, the African Bureau of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), or by the United-Nations Official Representative for children (UNICEF) in Tchad. In February 2009, the African Press Organization’s Secretary-General,
Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, has declared that his
non-governmental organization was anticipating a significant increase in demands for international press videoconferences because of the global economics crisis which limits journalists in their ability to find time and resources to travel. == See also ==