Seychelles intervenes on the African Union (AU) Summit theme and call for increased climate resilience water infrastructure and inclusion of the blue economy agenda within this theme.
Minister Faure intervened on the AU theme of the year “Ensuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to achieve the goals of Agenda 2063” and commended the commission for the progress achieved towards implementation of the theme with the recent launch of the Africa Vision and Policy 2063. The need to consider inclusive implementation of the theme noting the various vulnerabilities of both island and coastal states was also highlighted to the Council meeting.
Minister Faure also called for increased financing for climate resilient water infrastructures and closer integration of the blue economy agenda recognizing that “the sound stewardship of our oceans cannot be separated from the sound stewardship of our water resources”.
Minister Faure shared with the meeting a recent initiative being piloted in Seychelles called Island Watch, a citizen science initiative that equips communities, students, researchers and government officials with digital tools to monitor freshwater ecosystems strengthening environmental data collection that in turn supports climate resilient decision-making in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
In concluding his intervention on the theme, Minister Faure also placed emphasis on the meaningful participation of women and youth in water governance and he said that he “looks forward to Africa presenting a unified voice at the upcoming UN water conference 2026 which will take place in December in the United Arab Emirates”.
United Nation – Resident Coordinator Office (UNRCO)
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)
United Nations – Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – to assist the National Liaison Officer (Terence)
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) [Chemical Weapon Convention (CWC) or Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction]
International Telecommunication Organisation (ITU)
Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA): Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA): Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) {formerly Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (BTWC)}
Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA): Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Office OHCHR) [incl: Secretariat to United Nations – Human Rights Council and Universal Periodic Review (UPR)]
Oversees consular cases, provides assistance to Seychellois nationals in distress abroad.
Responsible for processing applications from Diplomatic Missions and Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for access to the VIP Lounge at the Seychelles International Airport in line with relevant policies.
Additionally, she Coordinates requests for rental of protocol equipment and the sale of the Seychelles National Flag.
Before her appointment as Ambassador, Ms. Cillia Mangroo served as Executive Director in the Office of the Minister at the Ministry of Finance, National Planning, and Trade. She brings over 18 years of experience within the Ministry, with a strong focus on trade-related matters.
Ambassador Mangroo has held several senior positions throughout her career. From March 2022 to August 2025, she served as Executive Director in the Minister’s Office. Prior to that, she was Principal Secretary for Trade from March 2017 to March 2022. She also represented the Ministry internationally, serving as Trade Attaché in Brussels from 2010 to 2012, and later as Chargé d’Affaires a.i. at the Seychelles Mission in Geneva in 2012.
In addition to her professional roles, Ambassador Mangroo has chaired and served on numerous national committees, panels, and government boards. She is also a published author, having contributed to Trade Multilateralism in the 21st Century with her work titled “The WTO Accession of Seychelles: Lessons from a Small Island Economy” (2017).
She holds a Master’s degree in International Trade Law from the University of Turin, Italy, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Manchester, England.
Responsible for giving visibility to the Department through its website, Press Releases and social media platforms, and coordinate with Seychelles Diplomatic Missions abroad in the promotion of Seychelles Foreign Policy in their respective jurisdictions.
A vacancy exists for the position of Attorney-General in the Republic of Seychelles.
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The Attorney-General shall during his or her term in office be the principal legal adviser to the Government.