The building will harbour the United Nations Development Programme (Undp) and the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS), among others.
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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.
The Brazilian Foreign Relations ministry will have meetings with president Mahmoud Abbas and prime-minister Salam Fayyad. Topics such as health, urbanism and agriculture are on the agenda.
Foreign Relations Ministry signs partnerships with Ipea, Brazilian Cotton Institute and Order of Attorneys of Brazil to increase the number of negotiators in international agreements.
During the general assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a Brazilian industry association is negotiating providing coaching in areas such as patents and trademarks.
