Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and technology transfer will be the primary focus of the diplomatic activities of Ethiopia over the coming years.Director General of Foreign Direct Investment Promotion and Technology Transfer at the Ministr…
Human Rights Defenders Face Jail, Retaliation for Engagement with United Nations, Expert Tells Third Committee as Delegates Tackle Right to Peaceful Assembly
Working Group on Right to Development Considers Draft Convention at Next Session Labour leaders, lawyers, journalists and citizens peacefully advocating for democratic reform are often jailed in reprisal for their engagement with United Nations mechanisms, the Independent Expert charged with investigating their plight told the Third Committee today as delegates took part in a series […]
Training Conducted on Empowering Youth through Social Entrepreneurship
Haramaya University in collaboration with USAID conducted training under the theme “Empowering Youth as Positive Change Agents through Social Entrepreneurship”. A total of 45 youth selected from Harari Regional State took part in the training that took place for one month. After the one month training, certificates were awarded for the trainees, trainers and coordinators […]
African Countries Spend 45 bil USD Annually to Import Food Items: AU Commissioner
Africa must feed itself and rely less on food importations, AU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment said. In a Media briefing today, Commissioner Josepha Sacko said despite its 60 percent of arable land, Africa has been spending 45 billion USD annually to import food. “we must increase food production while […]
Economic Recovery across Regions Severely Uneven, UNCTAD Secretary General Underscores as Second Committee Addresses Macroeconomic Policy Questions
With COVID‑19 sending shockwaves through trade and supply chains and pushing developing countries further behind, speakers called for urgent reform of the global trade system that ensures an equitable and inclusive recovery for all, as the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) took up macroeconomic policy today. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary‑General of the United Nations Conference on Trade […]
NASA Launching Series of Crafts to Visit, Bash Asteroids
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — Attention asteroid aficionados: NASA is set to launch a series of spacecraft to visit and even bash some of the solar system’s most enticing space rocks. The robotic trailblazer named Lucy is up first, blasting off this weekend on a 12-year cruise to swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter — unexplored […]