Новости за 13.05.2016

Finland joined the 29 signatories of the so-called Kigali Principles in a public ceremony in New York on 11 May. The principles, adopted in Kigali, Rwanda, in May 2015, aim to improve the protection of civilians in UN peacekeeping operations. This takes place within the framework of each peacekeeping operation's mandate. The principles form a legally unbinding political declaration.

Myanmar’s environmental administration faces an enormous challenge as the country's economy opens up. Finland supported an assessment to identify the administration’s development needs.

Finland will provide EUR 4 million to the World Bank -administered Multi Partner Fund (MPF), established to support Somalia. The MPF is a platform for coordinated financing for sustainable reconstruction and development.