New principles will guide multilateral development banks’ support for countries and the private sector in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework; For the first time, multilateral development banks define common principles and the criteria for identifying and tracking nature-positive finance; Announcement follows COP26 Joint MDB Statement on Nature, People and Planet. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and fellow multilateral development banks (MDBs) have today published (https://apo-opa.co/3RdNOeQ) common principles for identifying and tracking […]

H.E. Dr Vincent Biruta, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda visited India from December 07-08, 2023. During the visit, External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar held delegation level talks with Minister Biruta on 7 December 2023, where the two leaders reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations. They also exchanged views on regional and international issues as well as co-operation in multilateral fora. The […]

The government is re-engineering the National Youth Service to enhance its capacity and productivity. President William Ruto said NYS has adopted a fresh approach that will transform it into a financially sustainable and self-reliant institution. The NYS, he observed, has adopted a business model that will not only generate revenues to sustain its programmes but also test its outputs in the marketplace to constantly improve its relevance and competitiveness. The […]

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) installed a drying and fermentation plant within the cooperative that is growing cocoa in the Centre Region of Cameroon. Within the scope of the project, the opening ceremony of the drying and fermentation plant installed in Ngomedzap, a town in the Centre Region, was held. The goal of the plant is to enable the cocoa that is produced by Mvem Cooperative of Cocoa Producers […]

In a meeting conducted yesterday, 7 December, the National Voluntary Blood Donors Association stated that it is working to ensure full blood supply from voluntary donors and partners. At the meeting in which activity report was presented, a number of representatives of various ministries, government institutions, PFDJ, national organizations and associations, administrations, as well as the association of taxi owners and others took part. Dr. Yohannes Tekeste, Medical Director of […]

HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, participated in an official discussion session, held by members of the ministerial committee assigned by the extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, with HE US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Also participating in the session, which was held in Washington, DC, were HH Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan […]

HE President of the Republic of Kenya Dr. William Ruto received the credentials of HE Mohammed bin Mutair Al Anazi, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Kenya. HE the Ambassador conveyed the greetings of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to HE President of the Republic of Kenya, and His Highnesss wishes of good health and happiness to His Excellency, […]

On December 8, 2023 in Malabo the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Sergei Aleinik, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Simeon Oyono Esono Angue.  The parties noted significant progress in the implementation of the agreements reached following the talks between the heads of states in Minsk in September 2023.  It was stressed that in a […]

As Haiti faces a situation of “absolute brutal violence”, the deployment of a multi-national security support mission is awaited with hope, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country said on Friday. Ulrika Richardson, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti, who is also the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, told journalists in Geneva that 5.2 million Haitians need humanitarian assistance and over 4.3 million face acute food […]