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Striving for a better world that leaves no one behind, together with our G7 partners
Prime Minister of Canada
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May 20, 2023
CANADA, May 20 - The G7’s shared vision of a stable, prosperous, and peaceful future for all has never been more important. Given increasing armed conflict and climate change, to food and energy insecurity, and pandemic, today’s intersecting...
Comoros Customs improves its preparedness to tackle disasters with the support of the COVID-19 Project
World Customs Organization
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April 11, 2024
On 11 and 12 January, the WCO COVID-19 Project, financially supported by the Government of Japan, held an online workshop to assist Comoros Customs in ensuring business continuity and in improving its response to emergencies by building its border...
Deputy Minister Alvin Botes: CPUT Africa Day Commemoration
South African Government
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May 28, 2024
Address by Mr Alvin Botes, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, at the CPUT Africa Day Commemoration held on 27 May 2024, at the CPUT Hotel School in Granger Bay, Cape Town Professor Chris Nhlapo, Vice Chancellor and...
Report highlights success of EIF in helping disadvantaged countries address global challenges
World Trade Organization
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June 28, 2024
Also attending the meeting were Djibouti's Minister of Commerce and Tourism, Mohamed Warsama Dirieh, Finland's WTO Ambassador Heidi Schroderus-Fox, who also chairs the EIF Steering Committee, Togo's WTO Ambassador and chair of the EIF Board, Kokou...
Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 13 March 2024
South African Government
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March 14, 2024
A. Issues from the environment 1. Economy 1.1. Trade Matters 1.1.1. Cabinet welcomes the adoption by the African Union Assembly of key protocols and decisions affecting the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). These included the first...
Prime Minister Dr Drew participates in leader’s breakfast addressing the existential threats posed by sea level rise
Win Media SKN
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May 29, 2024
St. Johns, Antigua (SKNIS): On May 28, a significant breakfast meeting was held at the Royalton Chic Resort in Antigua to discuss the existential threats posed by sea-level rise, with special emphasis on the impacts to small island nations. The...
Conference on the accession of Azerbaijan to the WTO
World Trade Organization
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June 6, 2024
Opening Remarks Thank you, Chair. Excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen, Good morning. It is a great pleasure to join you today for this conference on Azerbaijan’s accession to the World Trade Organization. Allow me to begin by expressing my deepest...
Prospects for a Just Peace between Russia and Ukraine: South Africa’s Potential Pathway
Australian Institute of International Affairs
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July 2, 2024
The Ukraine Global Peace Summit is a platform for the international community to take unified action and put diplomatic pressure on Russia. South African history suggests that achieving a fair peace for Ukraine requires Russian political leaders...
Remittances Slowed in 2023, Expected to Grow Faster in 2024
The World Bank - Washington D.C.
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June 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024—After a period of strong growth during 2021-2022, officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) moderated in 2023, reaching an estimated $656 billion, according to the World Bank’s...
African Development Bank and African Solidarity Fund seal strategic partnership
African Development Bank
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June 24, 2024
The African Development Bank and the African Solidarity Fund (ASF) have signed a letter of intent to strengthen the two institutions’ working relationship and synergy. The partnership was ratified by Aida Ngom, Director of the Private Sector...
Prime Minister to travel to the Republic of Korea and attend G7 Summit in Japan
Prime Minister of Canada
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May 11, 2023
CANADA, October 5 - Right now, people around the world are feeling the intensifying effects of intersecting global crises. Armed conflict, climate change, food and energy insecurity, and pandemics are driving up the cost of living, displacing...
African Development Bank Appoints Dr. Léandre Bassole as Deputy Director General for East African Region
African Development Bank
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June 11, 2024
The African Development Bank has appointed Dr. Léandre Bassole, a seasoned economic development specialist, as Deputy Director General for the East African Region, effective June 1, 2024. Dr. Bassole, a Burkina Faso national, has over 18 years of...
8 March 2024: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
Australian Institute of International Affairs
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March 7, 2024
This week in Australian foreign affairs: ASEAN-Australia Special Summit; Australia and Vietnam announce comprehensive strategic partnership; new investment platforms for Southeast Asia; Australia and Malaysia hold 2nd Annual Leaders’ Meeting, and...
Partners, Allies Mark Conclusion of First AMFS/NILS-A Combined Event in Accra, Ghana
U.S. Navy
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May 2, 2024
Over three busy and productive days, conference attendees discussed a wide array of challenges and opportunities in the maritime domain. They found common ground to increase collaboration and mutual understanding in order to tackle maritime...
9th Singapore-Australia Annual Leaders' Meeting, 5 March 2024
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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March 5, 2024
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held the 9th Singapore-Australia Annual Leaders’ Meeting in Melbourne today. The Prime Ministers held a Joint Press Conference after their Meeting. The Prime Ministers...
Training for French speaking trainers of the ESA region at the WCO Regional Training Centre in Mauritius - Harmonized System and Customs Valuation
World Customs Organization
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April 11, 2024
As part of the Regional Train-the-Trainers Programme for French‑speaking trainers of the East and Southern Africa (ESA) region, between 22 and 26 July 2019, the WCO Regional Training Centre in Mauritius hosted a group of Customs officials to...
SIDS Coalition for Nature launched with Call for Action at biodiversity negotiations
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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January 20, 2023
16 December 2022, Montreal Canada - As negotiations to secure an ambitious landmark framework to protect and restore nature around the world continue at COP15, several Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have taken a critical step forward to...
The WCO COVID-19 Project supports Comoros Customs in fostering its preparedness to tackle disruptive events
World Customs Organization
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April 11, 2024
From 17 to 21 January 2022, the WCO COVID-19 Project held an in-person workshop for Comoros Customs to improve its ability to manage the risks stemming from natural disasters and other disruptive events. This capacity-building activity, organized...
Ten Challenges for the UN in 2023-2024
International Crisis Group
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September 14, 2023
What’s new? World leaders are visiting the UN the week of 18 September for the annual high-level meeting of the General Assembly at a testing time for the organisation. Major-power divisions are shrinking the space for multilateral cooperation,...
WCO conducts a diagnostic mission for Single Window in Comoros
World Customs Organization
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April 11, 2024
The World Customs Organisation (WCO) with the support of Comoros Customs Administration organized a diagnostic mission from 27 November to 1 December 2017, to assist Comoros in evaluating the feasibility for Single Window implementation. From a...