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OSC Institute and Library inaugurates in Addis Ababa

OSC Institute and Library inaugurates in Addis Ababa

January 29th marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Balanced and Inclusive Education (UDBIE), and the establishment of the Organisation of Southern Cooperation (OSC) with the election of the first Secretary-General. Celebrating this 4th twin anniversary, OSC held a series of events today under the leadership of its Secretary General, Sheikh Manssour Bin Mussallam, and the Minister of Innovation and Technology of Ethiopia, Belete Molla Getahun, as Guest of Honour, and with Ethiopian officials, the Addis-Ababa- based diplomatic community, Faculty Deans, Heads of Academic Research Centres, higher learning students in attendance. Stock was taken of the occasion to inaugurate…
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Global Southern countries organizes CLUB to tackle Debt Burdens

Global Southern countries organizes CLUB to tackle Debt Burdens

OSC Ministers of Finance Approves the Establishment of the Common Leveraging Union of Borrowers (CLUB). Finance Ministers of the Member States of the Organisation of Southern Cooperation have adopted the Bylaws establishing the Common Leveraging Union of Borrowers (CLUB) which is a union of sovereign debtors that aims to pool  capacities of member states to reduce external debt burdens and secure more favourable fresh financing that is conducive to transformative, sustainable and multidimensional development through borrower-coordination and collective negotiations with creditors. The meeting took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between 28 and 29 November 2023, at the invitation of Secretary-General…
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Ethiopia Calls for Genuine Reform of Global Institutions

Ethiopia Calls for Genuine Reform of Global Institutions

Global South and China or G77 leaders summit kicked off in Havana, Cuba. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonnen called for genuine reform of global institutions to accommodate the interests of the global south. Demeke said unilateral sanctions and coercive economic actions hamper progress in science, technology, and economic development. He also noted facilitating knowledge and technology transfer through South-South cooperationfosters innovation and the implementation of SDGs. Ethiopia's digital strategy envisages an inclusive digital economy with wider benefits to the wider public Demeke also underscored. The Deputy Prime Minister told the Summit that Ethiopia has registered…
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G77 leaders meeting kicks off in Havana, Cuba

G77 leaders meeting kicks off in Havana, Cuba

Ethiopia Takes part in Group of 77 in Havana, Cuba Summit of the Group of 77 (G77) and China Heads of State and Governments kicked off in Havana, Cuba. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Federal Demicratic Republic of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonnen is in attendance heading the Ethiopian delegation to the summit. President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canal Bermudez in his opening remark said due attention should be paid to the development of science and techonlogy is amatter of survival for the global South. Antonio Gutters, UN Secretary General on his part noted that Group77 and…
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