The Government of Sweden on Thursday decided to amend and extend the regional development cooperation strategy for the Syria Crisis for 2021-2023.
“This decision entails an average increase by over USD 13 million per year to tackle the deteriorating situation for civilians inside Syria as well as for Syrian refugees and host communities in neighboring countries, including Lebanon,” Sweden’s ambassador in Lebanon and Chargé d’Affaires to Syria, Ann Dismorr, said in a statement.
“It’s obvious that the situation for civilians in Syria and Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan continues to deteriorate. Only during the last year over a million civilians have been forced to flee in Idlib and north east Syria, whilst neighboring countries such as Lebanon are enduring a deep economic crisis,” the statement added.
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Rome, 11 December 2020 – Despite the economic consequences of COVID-19, a growing number of countries around the world today stepped up their investments in long-term development, signalling a greater awareness of the links between hunger, inequality and instability which often spark humanitarian crises. By pledging new funds to the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), they committed to ensure hundreds of millions of rural people in some of the poorest countries can sustainably access nutritious food and earn decent incomes.
Israel and Bhutan establish diplomatic ties
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Notes Verbale were exchanged between Bhutanese Ambassador Major General Vetsop Namgyel and Israeli Ambassador Ron Malika
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The Israeli and Bhutanese Ambassadors to India pose for a photo during a signing ceremony for the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Bhutan, in the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi on December 12, 2020. Photo: Special arrangement
Notes Verbale were exchanged between Bhutanese Ambassador Major General Vetsop Namgyel and Israeli Ambassador Ron Malika Bhutan and Israel established formal ties on December 12, with a formal ceremony in New Delhi where the Ambassadors of these countries to India exchanged agreements.
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