Rome – The Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, arrived in Rome on Sunday to represent HM King Mohammed VI at the “Italy-Africa Summit: A Bridge for Common Growth”, to be held on January 28 and 29 in the Italian capital.
The Conference is part of a series of bilateral meetings undertaken by the Italian government since it took office, culminating in the Conference on Development and Migration, held in Rome last July, which launched the “Rome Process”.
During the Conference, Italy will share with African countries the guidelines of the “Mattei” Plan, which Rome intends to draw up with representatives of African governments and present to other European states as a model of cooperation and development on an equal footing.
The Italy-Africa Summit represents an opportunity to strengthen the foundations of this relationship, which is based on the main pillars of food security, culture and training, energy security, economic and infrastructural development, the fight against human trafficking and terrorism, and
the governance of legal immigration.
Source: Agency Morocaine De Presse
LONDON: The governments of Scotland and Ireland confirmed today their continuous funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
On his ‘X’ account, Scottish Prime Minister Hamzah Yousef said that the Scottish government will not stop or withdraw aid provided to UNRWA, stressing the need to continue supporting the agency to ensure that aid reaches the residents of Gaza.
For his part, Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin announced that Ireland does not intend to stop funding the ‘vital work’ carried out by UNRWA in the Gaza Strip.
In a post on the ‘X’ platform, the minister said that his country provided UNRWA with 18 million euros last year and will continue to do so this year.
He noted that UNRWA provides life-saving assistance to 2.3 million people, adding that more than 100 of its employees were killed in the past four months of Israeli aggression.
Source: Palestine News and Information Agency