ANNOUNCEMENTS

Following the first donation of 180,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines, last August, a second Greek donation of 376,000 vaccines was made on 15 November. The transfer of the vaccines was funded by UNICEF through the COVAX mechanism. The General Coordinator for Covid-19 issues in Kenya, Ambassador Arthur Andambi, expressed Kenya’s gratitude to Greece, as only […]

On 5 November 2021, during the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nikos Dendias to Rwanda, Greece, as an example of solidarity to the people of the country, donated an additional 330,000 vaccines, following the donation of 200,000 vaccines in September. This donation was made in the context of Greece’s commitment to actively

In the context of the global effort to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Greece has already donated 1,690,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in third countries, while the donation of an additional 250,000 doses has been announced or planned. The detailed data, by recipient country and number of vaccine doses, are presented in the table below: Donation

Greece will present its second Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the UN High Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2022 The HLPF is the main United Nations platform on sustainable development and it has a central role in the follow-up and review of the

As in August 2020, when Greece was the first to arrive in Beirut, just 18 hours after the catastrophic explosion, our country responded immediately, once again, to the international call for humanitarian aid to Lebanon. The Directorate-General for Development and Humanitarian Aid (Hellenic Aid) had the responsibility for the implementation of the action, while the

On 7 September 2021, the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Dendias, met, in Tunis, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Othman Jerandi and the Minister of Health Mr Ali Mrabet of Tunisia, in order to deliver a 100.000 vaccines donation, as a message of solidarity to Tunisian people, standing by Greece’s commitment

On 2 September 2021, the official handover ceremony of the donation of medical, sanitary and personal protective equipment for COVID-19, from Greece to Tunisia, took place in Tunis. The second package of humanitarian aid, which consists of 100,000 doses of vaccines, is expected to be delivered during the forthcoming visit of the Minister of Foreign

On 3 September 2021, Greece has donated 200,000 vaccines to Rwanda to help address the COVID19 pandemic. The vaccines delivered, serve as an example of our solidarity to Rwandan people and Greece’s commitment to share resources to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs was represented by the Director-General for Development and

The 6th Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria took place in Lyon between 9-10 October 2019. Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an international partnership, which aims at accelerating the response to AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria epidemics. The purpose of this year’s 6th World Fund Replenishment

The “Tidewater” meeting took place in Lyon during 10-11 October 2019. “Tidewater” is an annual informal high-level meeting of Ministers responsible for development cooperation and other representatives of the 30 members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). During the “Tidewater” meetings, current issues and ways of promoting cooperation between DAC members are discussed. This