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Negotiations in Framework of WTO are a New Model of Governance for Foreign Direct Investment: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary was one of the main speakers at a high-level roundtable on a WTO Investment Facilitation Framework for Development for Latin American economies.
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, indicated today that the negotiations on an investment facilitation for development agreement launched in the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are a new model of governance for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), since they stress cooperation between investors and host countries, in contrast to traditional agreements that put the emphasis on granting all sorts of rights to investors, without any obligations.
Rubio Leads Bipartisan Thrust Urging Biden to Fight for Religious Freedom Worldwide
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Wednesday led a bipartisan group of legislators calling on President Joe Biden to take a more decisive role in protecting religious freedom across the world and fill the position of Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, something the president has not yet done after over 100 days in office.
“Today, @SenatorLankford and I led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Biden on the pressing need to fill the position of Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom,” Rubio wrote in a tweet.
Biden is urged in the letter (pdf) to fill the vacant position, prior to Jan. 20 occupied by former Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a Republican, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump. The lawmakers also called for the appointment of a Director of International Religious Freedom within the National Security Council, a role previously held by
Malaysia, Singapore to allow cross-border travel for emergencies & compassionate reasons from 17 May 2021 humanresourcesonline.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from humanresourcesonline.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
COVID-19 situation in the country and conveyed Canada s solidarity with the people of India.
“This morning, I spoke with @DrSJaishankar to convey Canada s solidarity with the people of India as they face this deadly wave of #Covid19. Canada is exploring all options to support India s urgent needs. We are ready to assist,” he said in a tweet.
India is struggling with a second wave of the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 daily new coronavirus cases being reported in the past few days, and hospitals in several states are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds.
India saw a record single-day rise of
Canada To Provide 10 Million Dollars To India For Fight Against COVID-19: Justin Trudeau Canada To Provide 10 Million Dollars To India For Fight Against COVID-19: Justin Trudeau COVID-19 India: Addressing a press conference, Prime Minister Trudeau said that Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau had direct conversations with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar about how Canada can best help, including the donation of extra medical supplies.
Updated: April 28, 2021 2:38 pm IST We know that we need to be there for our friends, Justin Trudeau said while speaking about India.
Ottawa:
Canada will provide 10 million dollars to India to support the country in its fight against the unprecedented second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced.