Month: July 2024

 Ambassador Richard Kabonero, Uganda National Coordinator for the Northern Corridor Integrated Projects (NCIPs), delivered impactful addresses at the ongoing Single Customs Territory (SCT) and Immigration, Tourism, Trade and Services (ITTLS) Cluster meetings, underway from July 25-26, 2024 in Kigali. In his remarks, at the SCT cluster meeting, Ambassador Kabonero commended the Republic of Rwanda on the successful conclusion of the recent Presidential elections. Emphasizing the critical importance of eliminating trade […]

 Under the leadership of Empa scientist Mashael Yazdanie, an international research team is investigating ways to better plan for climate-resilient energy systems in the Global South. Focusing on the case study of Accra, the capital of Ghana, the multidisciplinary team expanded conventional energy system modeling approaches by incorporating a range of socio-techno-economic challenges, climate change impacts, and resilience metrics into their models. Their approaches are applicable worldwide to support widespread […]

 As part of her participation in the G20 Development Ministerial Meeting in Brazil, H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, participated in a discussion session titled "Reducing Inequalities and Triangular Cooperation." During her speech at the session, Al-Mashat clarified that the world currently faces multiple and complex challenges, including rising poverty and hunger, rising food and energy prices, climate change, and geopolitical tensions, which […]

 On July 25, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs, sent messages to H.E. Mr. Taye Atske Selassie Amde, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on the damages caused by heavy rain. The messages express heartfelt condolences to the Governments and the people of Ethiopia, sincerely praying for the early recovery of affected people as well as the prompt restoration of the damaged areas. Distributed […]

 The severe drought that has impacted large swathes of Southern Africa is threatening the lives of hundreds of thousands of children in the six worst-affected countries, UNICEF said today. This includes more than 270,000 children who are expected to suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in 2024. El Niño-related weather conditions, including extremely low rainfall, have resulted in Lesotho becoming the latest country to declare a state of national […]

 On 20-25 July 2024, H.E. Mr. Russ Jalichandra, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs visited Egypt, Israel and Qatar. In Egypt met with H.E. Amb. Ismail Khairat, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs and Egyptian Expatriates, and H.E. Amb. Ahmed Shaheen, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Asia-Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Affairs, while in Israel he met with H.E. Mr. Israel Katz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israe, […]

 While successful learning ultimately depends on the hard work put in by individual students, having access to a properly equipped school is likely to boost one’s motivation to make the significant effort needed to lay the groundwork for a satisfying professional life. Thanks to funding from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), students and teachers at the Bilual Secondary School in remote Yuai can now enjoy such a […]