At a meeting with the Iraqi prime-minister, the Fund’s managing director looked into ways of helping the country use its USD 5.3 billion in loans. With the Yemeni president, she discussed instability.
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President Michel Temer presented to the UN’s secretary-general the document whereby the country ratifies the Paris Agreement on climate change.
In his address at the United Nations, the Brazilian president expressed concern over ‘the lack of a prospect for peace between Israel and Palestine.’ He met with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas.
Speaking at the United Nations, the Brazilian president claims that welcoming refugees is a shared responsibility.
The event takes place this Monday (19) in the organization’s headquarters in New York. Heads of state and government, along with other leaders, will attend. It’s the first UN event of this size on the matter.
President Michel Temer ratified Brazil’s adoption of the Paris Agreement, which sets targets for the country to stop the rise of global temperature.
There are 50 million children and teenagers displaced from their homes due to conflicts and violence. Among those living as refugees, nearly half come from these two countries only.
Marcos Pereira, of the Brazilian Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services, sat down with diplomat Larbi Moukharik to discuss agreements and the broadening of Brazil-Morocco ties early this week.
Refugees, Syria, Ukraine, Russia, xenophobia, and human rights violations. The future awaiting the next United Nations secretary general is a challenging one.
An international initiative of the World Council of Churches has volunteers working as human rights observers in the region. Ten Brazilians get selected each year, and travel and lodging are paid for.
The name of the next head of the diplomatic representation in Kuwait City was approved Wednesday by the Senate. Norton Rapesta will also concurrently serve as ambassador in Bahrain.
The Brazilian interim president says he plans on travelling to the region in case he is confirmed as president following the vote on Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment trial.
A multilateral initiative will provide USD 340 million to support refugees and their host communities in both countries.
The Trade Facilitation Agreement will enter into force when two thirds of the World Trade Organization member countries have formally accepted it. Over 80% of those two thirds have been reached.
