diplomacy&development

During this exchange, the Congolese head of state was accompanied by the Minister of Health, Dr. Eteni Longondo and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marie-Thérèse Ntumba. It was on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit which was held in the city of Sochi (Russia) where he takes part in the Russia-Africa summit which opened this Tuesday, October 22 and hears until Thursday, October 24, on the following themes: "Nuclear Technologies for Africa's Development" and "African Minerals for the People of Africa". Officially, nothing has yet filtered discussions between the two personalities. The participants in this summit have discussed the issue of cooperation between Russia and African countries. According to sources close to the presidency, the head of state could take a word during these meetings. Arrived Wednesday in Sochi for the first Russia-Africa summit, Felix Tshisekedi had a tête-à-tête with his counterpart Vladimir Putin. The Congo...

The United Nations Global Compact welcomes the issuance in Europe of the first general-purpose SDG Linked Bond — an innovative corporate financial instrument that aims to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).   The €2.5 billion multi-tranche bond released by the multinational energy company Enel on Thursday was almost four times oversubscribed signalling strong demand for SDG-related investment opportunities. It follows the company’s first SDG Linked Bond issued on the American market in September, which raised US$ 1.5 billion. “Once again, the strong interest from investors shows that the demand for SDG investments is out there,” said Lise Kingo, CEO and Executive Director of the UN Global Compact. “We hope that SDG-linked bonds, like this one, will inspire a flood of innovative financial instruments and demonstrate that a mainstream market for investments in the Global Goals is possible.  This is the kind of financial innov...

International days are occasions to educate the general public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. The existence of international days predates the establishment of the United Nations, but the UN has embraced them as a powerful advocacy tool. Each international day offers many actors the opportunity to organize activities related to the theme of the day. Organizations and offices of the United Nations system, and most importantly, governments, civil society, the public and private sectors, schools, universities and, more generally, citizens, make an international day a springboard for awareness-raising actions. It's the most representative organ of the Organization, the General Assembly, that designates a particular date as an International Day   International days are proposed to the UN General Assembly by Member States. The General Assembly then decides by...

The International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed on 13 October annually to raise awareness about disaster reduction. This year it continues as a part of the Sendai Seven campaign which is centred on the seven targets of the Sendai Framework. Let us read more about International Day for Disaster Reduction, its 2019 theme, history, and objective. This International Day for Disaster Reduction focuses on how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and the importance of reining in the risks that they face. International Day for Disaster reduction 2019: The theme for International Day for Disaster reduction 2019 is “Reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services”. The main aim is to focus on the target of the Sendai Framework. According to the UN, the Sendai framework highlights "Substantially to reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services, amon...