It will be Jim Young Kim’s first visit to the Arab world since he assumed his post at the World Bank, in July 2012. He is going to discuss how the institution can help the country.
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The 28-year-old Ahmad Alhindawi will be entrusted with the mission of determining what the needs of young people around the world are.
The country’s foreign minister, Antonio Patriota, stated that the government of Brazil makes constant contact with countries in the region. He plans to travel to Algeria soon.
A report from organization Freedom House shows that progress has taken place in nations such as Tunisia and Libya in 2012. The changes are a consequence of the Arab Spring protests.
The volume should help cover the wages of 150,000 civil servants. The country needs US$ 240 million a month to cover expenses.
According to information from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 107,500 Africans have crossed the Gulf of Aden headed to the Arab country last year.
During meetings in Cairo, the Palestinian factions agreed on resuming the implementation of a reconciliation agreement signed in 2011.
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon will preside over a conference in the Kuwaiti capital on January 30 to call on funds to aid Syrians in displaced situations. The aim is to raise US$ 1 bn.
The government is going to present the candidacy of ambassador Roberto Azevêdo to director general of the World Trade Organisation. The choice process begins in March.
A document signed in 2010 with Palestine forecasts partnerships in areas like urbanisation, communications and even agriculture. With Algeria, the 2009 agreement forecasts cultural cooperation.
The UNHCR has created another two image galleries of movement of people due to the conflict in Syria.
UNHCR and its partner organizations have called on international donors to support refugees in Jordan, Iraq, Turkey, and Egypt. There are 525,000 of them.
Diplomats held a dinner to celebrate the recognition of Palestine as a UN observer state, and the Brazilian government’s backing on the issue.
The treaty should simplify exports of poultry and beef. This was one of the themes of the meeting of the Bilateral Committee, in Baghdad. The Arab country aims to invest US$ 120 bn in infrastructure.
