The announcement came during meeting of the steering committee for the UNPDF in Cairo on Wednesday (4). Main sectors are economic development, social justice, environmental sustainability, and women empowerment.
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The 22 Arab countries had a combined 1.28 million cases and 23,200 deaths caused by the novel coronavirus. The mortality rate is 1.8%, as against a global average of 3.36%.
Distance learning sessions will begin this Thursday (14) at 5 pm, airing live on YouTube. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce supports the initiative.
United Nations tripled its appeal to combat the spread and destabilizing effects of the coronavirus pandemic, mainly in Africa and Latin America.
Brazilian company Plotter Racks produced equipment that uses R290 propane, a fluid that doesn’t harm the ozone layer. It plans on exporting the eco-friendly product.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Refugee Agency has launched the Refugee Entrepreneurs webpage to raise awareness on the business of refugee people. This first week, five food business have been listed in São Paulo, including three Arabs.
United Nations Economic and Social Council estimates that the world will go through a recession in 2020 due to COVID-19, with sectors such as retail, hospitality and transport being strongly affected.
UN under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs said that preventing, detecting and responding to coronavirus are impeded by Syria’s fragile health system. Ten cases have been confirmed in Syria, including one death.
An event featuring scholars and artists marked World Arabic Language Day. This year’s theme was ‘Arabic Language and Artificial Intelligence.’
Ernesto Araújo had meetings with the secretary-general of the Arab League and with Kuwaiti, Saudi Arabian and Lebanese ministers.
Brazil’s president made a speech at the General Assembly of the UN in New York this Tuesday (24) and, while addressing the partnerships that his government has developed, he mentioned his visit to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar.
At 21 years old, Anna Luísa Beserra won the UN Environment Programme’s Young Champions of the Earth for Latin America. Her invention, Aqualuz, purifies rainwater stored in cisterns in Brazil’s semiarid area.
Virada Sustentável is based on the UN goals. Musical performances include Orquestra Mundana Refugi, which is made up by immigrants and refugees.
The foreign ministers of the bloc composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa convened in Rio de Janeiro. They called out for increased representation of emerging countries with international organizations.