GMIS2021 to be hosted at Expo Dubai Under The Patronage of Mohammed bin Rashid
01 Mar, 2021
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and Ruler of Dubai, the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (#GMIS2021) will host its fourth edition on November 22 & 23 alongside EXPO Dubai. This will be the second time the UAE hosts the Summit, after holding the inaugural edition in Abu Dhabi in 2017.
Co-chaired by the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) brings together leaders from the global manufacturing and technology communities to discuss, debate, and shape the future of manufacturing. The Summit aims to place manufacturing at the heart of economic regeneration and government policymaking, and utilise technol
Nigeria: NIRSAL Beats COVID-19 Scourge, Facilitates N148 Billion Agribusiness Investment
Nigeria: NIRSAL Beats COVID-19 Scourge, Facilitates N148 Billion Agribusiness Investment
Despite the COVID-19 scourge that disrupted the global economy last year, Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says the pandemic is not potent enough to stop its giant strides.
“In the course of the last 13 months, we facilitated the flow of over N30 billion into agricultural value chains from commercial banks and other sources. Even though our operations suffered a stall during the lockdown of 2020, our technological depth gave us a pathway to return to work while remaining safe and socially-distanced.
PNG FIA, UNIDO partnering with GSSI in 2021
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The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has seen its ranks grow in 2021, with the Papua New Guinea Fishing Industry Association (PNG FIA) recently coming aboard as a funding partner and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) joining as an affiliated partner.
PNG FIA, which provides “a united voice for the fishing and associated industries in Papua New Guinea,” has been forging stakeholder partnerships on the basis of sustainability for years, according to FIA Director of Sustainability Marcelo Hidalgo. Our partnership and stakeholder engagement started in August 2018, when FIA signed and cooperation agreement (MoU) with the National Fishery Authority (NFA) of PNG to support the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fishery certification of the PNG waters,” Hidalgo said in a statement shared with SeafoodSource.
Senior Research Fellow, International Regulatory Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield leaves after being sworn in as as US Ambassador to the United Nations in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, February 24, 2021. SAUL LOEB / AFP / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
Both sides of the political aisle now recognize that China is an adversary and has increasingly used the United Nations as a vehicle to promote its interests.
The Biden administration should build off its predecessor’s work and prioritize getting more Americans into the UN system.
Congress could also assist by tasking Congressional Representatives to the United Nations to inquire about efforts to increase American employment.
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