Greece continues to collect essential items for the earthquake-affected regions of Türkiye and Syria. In this context, a new dispatch of humanitarian aid is sent to Syria, comprising of food, blankets and other basic necessities. Humanitarian supplies will be received in Beirut and transported by road to Syria with the assistance of the Syrian Red […]
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On 8 June, 2023, SCEEUS, SITE, IVA and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise will hold a 1-day conference in Stockholm on furthering the private sector engagement in Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction, hosted by the Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell. The aim of the conference is to take decisive steps
Sustainable development prospects continue to diverge between developed and developing countries. The 2023 Financing for Sustainable Development Report finds that SDG financing needs are growing, but development financing is not keeping pace. The war in Ukraine, sharp increases in food and energy prices, and rapidly tightening financial conditions have increased hunger and poverty and reversed
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UkraineInvest, Ukrainian government’s investment promotion office, is hosting the оnline-event «FIT for Ukraine (Forum on Investments and Transformation): Agri-processing» on May 18, 2023, at 16:00 (EET). Those interested in investing in Ukraine and participating in the reconstruction will receive the latest analytical data and information on available investment incentives, as well as presentations from companies
On 4-5 May 2023, an Adriatic-Ionian Initiative (AII) meeting (under the current Chairmanship of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022/2023) on the mid-term evaluation of the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) took place in Banja Luka. The meeting was addressed -inter alia- by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Βosnia and Herzegovina Mr. Emledin Konakovic, the
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy and Openness, Mr. Kostas Fragogiannis, participated in the Foreign Affairs Development Council that took place in Brussels on May 4, 2023. The Council agenda included the following items: a) The global consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine on partner countries/ EU’s support to Ukraine and b)
The European Commission announced on 19/04/2023 an emergency funding of €2.5 million in humanitarian aid for Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique, the 3 countries of the region that suffered the most damage from the 2 passages of tropical storm Freddy in February and March 2023. Of the €2.5 million, €1.3 million are allocated to Mozambique, €700,000
Αt the Meeting of EU Development Directors-General participated , Mr. Alexandros Diakopoulos, Director General of Hellenic Aid and the Director of Development Cooperation Policy, Eleni Nikolaidou. The themes discussed were: -Afghanistan -Reform of the Multilateral Development Banks and The Global Financing Pact Summit -Implementation of Global Gateway -Global Consequences of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on
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On Monday, March 20, 2023, the International Donors’ Conference “Together for the People in Türkiye and Syria” was held in Brussels. The conference was attended by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nikos Dendias, and the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Mr. Christos Stylianides, representing Greece. During the conference, Greece pledged a total
The European Humanitarian Forum (EHF 2023) was held on Monday, March 20, 2023, in Brussels, with the participation of the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Mr. Christos Stylianides, representing Greece. During the event, it was announced Greece’s contribution towards humanitarian aid in 2023 will amount to approximately 1.6 million euros. In his speech,
