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Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Source: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) |

Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nepal, Belarus and Luxembourg

Committee also Discusses Gender-Inclusive Approaches to Digitisation with the Working Group on Business and Human Rights

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was this afternoon briefed by representatives of civil society organizations on the situation of women’s rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nepal, Belarus and Luxembourg, the reports of which the Committee will review this week. In relation to the…

Foreign Affairs Department - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Republic of Seychelles
Source: Foreign Affairs Department - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Republic of Seychelles |

Seychelles: Presentation of Credentials by Ambassador Racombo to His Royal Highness of Luxembourg

Discussions focused on the development of the Blue Economy, Climate Change effects, Maritime Security issues

On the 25th of April 2024, Mr. Kenneth Racombo, Seychelles resident Ambassador in Brussels, presented his credentials to the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, His Royal Highness Henri of Luxembourg. During the ceremony, Ambassador Racombo had the opportunity to discuss various issues of shared interests to both countries. Discussions focused on the…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland |

European Union Foreign Affairs Council to discuss Russian aggression against Ukraine, situation in the Middle East, and Sudan

The foreign ministers will discuss the increasingly tense regional situation, the role of the EU, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, access to humanitarian aid and the revival of the political peace process

EU foreign ministers will convene in Luxembourg on 22 April. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will represent Finland at the meeting. The EU foreign and defence ministers will debate Russian aggression against Ukraine in their joint session. The ministers will focus on the EU’s military support for Ukraine, the…

FIFA
Source: FIFA |

FIFA launches tender processes in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg for media rights to FIFA World Cup 26™ and FIFA World Cup 2030™

The tender processes will allow FIFA to select the entity, or entities, in the Netherlands, and Belgium and Luxembourg, that are best placed to secure the required transmission and programming commitments

FIFA (www.FIFA.com) has launched two invitations to tender (ITTs), one in the Netherlands and the other in Belgium and Luxembourg, for the sale of media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26™ and the FIFA World Cup 2030™. The tender processes will allow FIFA to select the entity, or entities,…

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) |

Water cooperation must remain at core of climate action to address security and health risks, urges United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) at COP28

This call was further backed up by a new Policy Brief issued by the Transboundary Water Cooperation Coalition, comprising over 40 governments and organizations

Climate change is a major stress factor for the world’s water resources, heightening risks of conflict in shared basins, threatening health and undermining sustainable development.   During high-level discussions held at COP28 on the thematic days on Peace, Security, and Health and on Agriculture, Food and Water, UNECE and its partners…

European Investment Bank (EIB)

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    • European Investment Bank President Hoyer and Vice President Peeters agree expanded support for Financial Inclusion Fund with Luxembourg Finance and Development Ministers
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Source: European Investment Bank (EIB) |

Luxembourg to extend support for European Investment Bank’s Financial Inclusion Fund

The Financial Inclusion Fund seeks to strengthen the capacity of the EIB’s existing and prospective microfinance counterparts and reach out to typically disadvantaged groups of the population

The Financial Inclusion Fund provides technical assistance for microfinance institutions in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific; With an additional €4.8 million pledged by Luxembourg over the next three years, the fund’s size has increased to €11.5 million; Building on remarkable results, the fund will continue to help micro and small businesses…

Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland
Source: Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland |

Tánaiste Martin to attend Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg

Ministers will discuss ongoing violence in Sudan and Russia’s continued full-scale invasion of Ukraine and meet with the Ukrainian and Georgian Foreign Ministers

On 24 April, Micheál Martin TD, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, will attend a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg. Ministers will discuss ongoing violence in Sudan and Russia’s continued full-scale invasion of Ukraine and meet with the Ukrainian and Georgian Foreign Ministers. The FAC will…

World Health Organization - Uganda

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World Health Organization (WHO) and Partners Provide Vital Support to New Treatment Centre for Ebola Patients in Uganda

The 32-bed treatment unit in Mulago is built under the leadership of the Ministry of Health in Uganda, with the support of WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Luxembourg, Sweden and the United Kingdom, through WHO, have provided in-kind contributions of equipment and services worth US$ 995,000 (equivalent to over 3.6 billion ugx) to Uganda to equip the new Ebola Treatment Unit at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, and the treatment and isolation units in Masaka and Jinja. The 32-bed…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) |

African Development Bank provides $320 000 in grant funding to mainstream gender in Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) digital financial operations

The grant will be disbursed through the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility, a blended finance vehicle, supported by the Bank

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has awarded a grant of $320, 535 to the West African Monetary Agency to mainstream gender in ECOWAS’ core digital financial services (DFS) regulatory frameworks. The funds will support a gender gap analysis of several WAMA strategies including those for…

European Investment Bank (EIB)
Source: European Investment Bank (EIB) |

City Climate Finance Gap Fund launches to support Climate Smart Urban Development

Supporting cities in developing and emerging economies

The Gap Fund offers technical and advisory services for climate action projects; supporting cities in developing and emerging economies; unlocking at least €4 billion of final investment Today, the City Climate Finance Gap Fund (“The Gap Fund”) was launched jointly by ministers and directors of the Governments of Germany and…

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