Storys zum Thema Foreign_Aid

Biovision Stiftung für ökologische Entwicklung

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Biovision Foundation / A decade on: a critical new book by UN's World Agriculture Report (IAASTD) members calls for an accelerated transformation of our food systems. It is perfect timing: in mid-October the world will discuss the topic

CSI Christian Solidarity International

Dr John Eibner elected new president of CSI International

Binz (ots) - CSI to intensify efforts towards genocide prevention and religious pluralism The International Council of Christian Solidarity International (CSI), a Switzerland-based NGO campaigning for religious freedom, on 27 July 2020 elected Dr John Eibner as its new president. Eibner, a human rights activist who has gained international recognition for his work in conflict zones including Sudan and Syria, replaces ...

WSSCC

WSSCC Names New Executive Director

SIFEM AG

Positive operating result for SIFEM in 2019 - and uncertain outlook for 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis

Bern (ots) - In 2019, the Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM) committed a total of USD 104.5 million across nine different projects and concluded the year with a positive operating result of CHF 5.1 million. However, the outlook for SIFEM's portfolio in 2020 has taken a sudden negative turn in the ...

WSSCC

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WSSCC approved to become the Sanitation and Hygiene Fund

European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)

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ESMO supports women in South Africa to become autonomous workers

KfW

Action instead of reaction: KfW supports innovative drought insurance for emergency aid organisations in Africa

Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - EUR 10 million for ARC Replica, the new approach by African Risk Capacity drought insurance - Insurance agreements concluded with the World Food Programme and START Network - More emergency aid measures and faster effective aid possible On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for ...

KfW

Stabilisation through irrigation: KfW supports Mali in encouraging citizens to stay and attracting them back home

Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - EUR 33 million for irrigation of 22,600 hectares of land in the Niger catchment basin - Around 90,000 smallholder farm families to benefit - Security of food supply for 260,000 people On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Develop-ment (BMZ), KfW signed a ...

KfW

KfW makes record commitment of EUR 9.7 billion: significant rise in support for developing countries and emerging economies

Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - KfW Development Bank: almost 40% of all new commitments go to Africa and the Middle East - More than EUR 3.0 billion committed for projects relating to refugees - EUR 4.7 billion for global urban development - EUR 1.6 billion for business investments by DEG - 1.5 million employees in ...

KfW

KfW supports the world's largest nature conservation area: an additional EUR 15.5 million for the KaZa park in southern Africa

Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Focus on the development of ecotourism - Greater benefits for the local population - More efficient park management in three wildlife corridors - Transboundary measures to combat poachers, defuse conflict between humans and animals On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic ...

KfW

Refilling the breadbasket of the Congo: helping to stabilise a formerly war-torn region

Frankfurt/Main (ots) - - EUR 35 million for small farmers in North and South Kivu - Securing the food supply for 180,000 people - Reintegrating returning internally displaced persons (IDPs) - Generating sources of income for the population On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW is providing EUR 35 million in the ...

KfW

Power for the Mosul area: KfW helps to rebuild necessary infrastructure

Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - First loan agreement for EUR 45 million signed in Baghdad - Major contribution to stabilising the region Today KfW Development Bank signed a first EUR 45 million loan agreement on behalf of the German Federal Foreign Office. The funds will finance substations, power lines and pylons to restore electricity supply to the greater Mosul area. ...

Land Rover

Land Rover: 1,000,000th Discovery arrives at the International Motor Show in Geneva on 8,000 mile expedition to Beijing

Geneva (ots) - To celebrate the milestone of Land Rover building its 1,000,000th Discovery, three Land Rover Discovery vehicles have embarked on a 'Journey of Discovery' expedition from its birthplace in Birmingham to Beijing. The 1,000,000th Discovery arrived in Geneva this morning at the end of the first leg of ...

GAIN - Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

AFRICA'S FOOD SECURITY PLANS / EU-Africa Summit: Nutrition must be put at Heart of Africa's Food Security Plans

Geneva (ots) - Three days before the EU-Africa Summit, Jay Naidoo, Chairman of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and former Chairperson of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), will hold a virtual press conference on how to achieve food security targets of the Millennium Development ...

WSSCC

Former Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Professor Anna Tibaijuka, to Chair the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council

Geneva (ots) - The Steering Committee of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) today elected Professor Anna Tibaijuka, Former Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, as its new Chair. WSSCC ( www.wsscc.org ) is an alliance of members from a range of sectors who are committed to improving the ...

Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture

Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture Declaration on Water and Food Security

Zurich (ots) - Currently, about one billion humans are undernourished. The prospects for achieving world food security in the next decades are bleak. Global food demand is likely to double in the first half of the century. As a consequence, prices of key agricultural commodities may be expected to be 50 to 100 percent higher towards the end of this decade than ...

REMEI AG

Remei AG: Indian cotton producers become shareholders

Rotkreuz (ots) - On 29th July 268 small producers in Central India have received shares to a value of 1000 rupees each. Consequently they become owners of the company that purchases their cotton and provides the much in demand education and consulting in organic farming. These farmers are part of the sustainable development project "Maikaal bioRe®". Maikaal is the name of the Indian region where the project takes ...

World Agricultural Forum

2003 World Congress Will Convene International Leaders to Address Unprecedented Global Agricultural Issues, Offer Solutions

ST. LOUIS, MO (ots) - The World Agricultural Forum (WAF), a non-profit organization serving as the only neutral forum for global dialogue on critical issues involving food, fuel, water, health and fiber, will convene several hundred world leaders from developing and developed countries at the 2003 World Congress ...