The former Brazilian president said income transfer scheme Bolsa Família was successful in in the country and may be adopted by African nations to help fight hunger.
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The Foreign Ministry stated that Brazilians who live in conflict areas in Gaza Strip will have the help of the government to return to the country. They should leave the region through Egypt.
The Council of Arab Ambassadors held a dinner to pay tribute to the newly arrived heads of the diplomatic representations of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar.
The building will harbour the United Nations Development Programme (Undp) and the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS), among others.
The country received 184 votes and will be a member for the third time. The term will last from 2013 to 2015.
Federal representatives have passed a technical cooperation treaty between Brazil and Palestine, and a cultural agreement with Algeria.
In Brasília, the Brazilian president received Yemeni journalist Tawakkol Karman, winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. She said Brazil can help her country in food security and other areas.
Brazil’s vice president Michel Temer attended luncheon with ambassadors from the Middle East and North Africa. The government wants to hold a bilateral seminar next year.
Images published online portray the daily lives of people who have fled to Lebanon.
The country has received 90 requests for refuge from Syrians since conflicts erupted in the region, in March of last year.
Countries have several agreements but will grow even closer ties, says the Jordanian ambassador to Brasília, Ramez Goussous, who is leaving office. Heads of state from the two regions met this month.
The Brazilian foreign minister, Antônio Patriota, talked to his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh and to king Abdullah II about Brazil’s willingness to collaborate for peace in the Middle East.
Foreign minister Antonio Patriota will be in the Arab country next Tuesday (16th) to meet with his counterpart, Nasser Judeh, and with king Abdullah II.
Mahmoud Abbas met with the Brazilian foreign minister Antonio Patriota in Ramallah and called on the international community to commit to the creation of an autonomous State of Palestine.
