ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Deputy Director General for Development and Humanitarian Assistance Mr. Athanassios Zontanos, will participate in the 2022 Arab-DAC/OECD Dialogue on Development, which will take place on September 15th in Brussels, hosted by the European Union. The Dialogue is convened by the Arab Co-ordination Group (ACG),and the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and will focus on

Greece, responding to requests from Ukraine and neighboring countries, hosting Ukrainian refugees, mainly Moldova and Slovakia, has sent humanitarian aid through the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, as well as the Hellenic Red Cross. This aid mainly consists of medical and pharmaceutical material, long-lasting food,

On Wednesday, July 6, 2022, the Hellenic Red Cross (H.R.C.) sentits7th humanitarian aid to support refugees from Ukraine, this time to Moldova, where a large number of displaced Ukrainian citizens are temporarily living. The aid consists of 40 tons of humanitarian material (long-lasting food, bottled water, basic necessities, antiseptics, etc.) that will help the Moldovan

The European Commission is organizing a webinar on the new Practical Guide (PRAG) on the European companies’ participation in tenders and call for proposals in EU external action. The webinar will take place on 30th June at 10h.00 CEST Finland, Italy and Spain are the main organizing countries of the webinar. The presentation of PRAG

Greece will present its second Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmentοn 12 July 2022 at the UN High Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development (HLPF), 5-15 July 2022. Greece’s second VNR reflects challenges and strategies related to three crises: the aftermath of a ten-year national depression, with

Director General for Development and Humanitarian Assistance of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Alexandros Diakopoulos, participated in the EU Development Directors General Meeting, which was held on 21-22 June 2022 in Brussels, along with the European Development Days. On the first day of the meeting the discussion focused on the impact of the

Τhe Director General for Development and Humanitarian Assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Mr. Alexandros Diakopoulos, participated in the 53rd Development Assistance Committee (DAC)/ΟΕCD, Tidewater Ministerial Meeting in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, on 14-15 June 2022. Τhe theme for this meeting was “Development at a Crossroads -Protecting the Important while Responding to the Urgent”.

The Foreign Affairs Council in its development configuration convened on 20 May 2022. Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy introduced the main topic, namely the looming global food security crisis. The food market was already under stress before the war, but after the Russian attack against Ukraine, this crisis has exacerbated.