As part of activities to commemorate United
Nations Day, the UN system in The Gambia, in partnership with the Department of
State for Basic and Secondary Education will organize a national inter-schools
quiz competition today, Friday 24th October 2008 at the Corinthia Atlantic
Hotel in Banjul
from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
According to a
press release from the Office of the Resident Coordinator, UN system in The
Gambia, the theme for this years celebration is ‘UN4U’.
Competitors at the level of Senior Secondary
School according to the release, will be drawn
from six High Schools from from region one Regional Education Centre.
“The secretary of state for Basic and
Secondary Education, Mrs Fatou Lamin Faye and Ms. Chinwe Dike, UN resident
coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in The Gambia, dignitaries, government
and UN officials and students will grace the occasion” the release concluded.