UMI Haaviston #Senegal'in matka huipentui Suomen uuden suurlähetystön avajaisiin Kiitos kaikille osanottajille hienosta juhlatunnelmasta! Belle inauguration de l'Ambassade de #Finlande en présence des Ministres Pekka Haavisto & @AissataOfficiel.

Such a pleasure to welcome the President of Ecowas - Cedeao Commission, Dr Omar Touray to Helsinki - his old home town! Excellent discussions this morning with FM Pekka Haavisto - great start to a busy programme ahead!

FM Pekka Haavisto: Excellent bilateral meeting and roundtable discussion on peace mediation in West Africa with Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of Ecowas - Cedeao Commission. Happy to welcome him back to Finland 🇫🇮 33 years after his M.Sc at University of Helsinki!

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Suomalainen koulutusosaaminen esittäytyy toukokuussa Senegalissa!

2022 vuosiraporttimme on julkaistu! Viime vuonna vastaanotettujen #liikekumppanuustuki-hakemusten määrä kasvoi ja myönnetyn tuen määrä kaksinkertaistui. Afrikkaan myönnettiin enemmän tukea kuin koskaan aiemmin ohjelman historian aikana 🌍 Lue raportti ➡️ bit.ly/3zNjqPZ

Suunnitteletko eLearning Africa 2023 -konferenssiin osallistumista 24.–26.5.? Järjestämme 4.5. klo 11.00 virtuaalisen infotilaisuuden kaikille osallistujille sekä tapahtumasta kiinnostuneille. Ilmoittaudu mukaan ottamalla meihin yhteyttä 👉 bit.ly/3UThzTk #ela22

Received a very special guest at MFA Finland 🇫🇮 today as I welcomed His Royal Majesty & Her Highness Olu Atuwatse III CFR of the #WarriKingdom , Nigeria. We had much to discuss on topics like #SDGs, education, climate change & circular economy!🇫🇮 🇳🇬🇪🇺

The 🇫🇮 mission launched a groundbreaking report on "Inclusive trade & persons with disabilites" in Geneva with UN Trade and Development. #AidforTrade and trade policies must also benefit and involve persons with disabilities. 🔗Report ➡️ julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/hand… #Trade #DisabilityRights

Suomi tukee kehitysmaiden osallistumista monenkeskiseen kauppaan 1,2 milj. eurolla. Tuki auttaa hyödyntämään kv. kaupan mahdollisuuksia talouden kehittämiseksi, työpaikkojen luomiseksi ja köyhyyden vähentämiseksi. Tuki kanavoidaan Maailman kauppajärjestön WTO ohjelmiin.

#DisabilityInclusion was brought into trade mainstream during the 9th WTO #Aid4Trade Global Forum by FINLAND 🇫🇮, International Labour Organization , International Trade Centre (ITC) and UN Trade and Development . Session presented the report findings. First success: Inter-Agency Technical Working group set up in Geneva. MFA Finland 🇫🇮

🇫🇮 Ambassador Heidi Schroderus-Fox chairing the Steering Committee of the Enhanced Integrated Framework. 2nd phase 2016-2024 of supporting #LeastDevelopedCountries integrate to world trade packaged & celebrated today at WTO with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Mohamed Warsama Dirieh of 🇩🇯 #Aid4Trade

Happy birthday – hyvää syntymäpäivää CERN, 70 years! Secretary of State Kristiina Kokko led the multi-stakeholder delegation from Finland 🇫🇮Awesome science and European, even global collaboration! #CERN70 Suomen Akatemia | Research Council of Finland HIP Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö

Room full of ambassadors International Trade Centre (ITC) joining the Roundtable on #Ukraine’s economic recovery. #SmallBusinesses provide jobs, income, shelter, services, goods... and 99 % of Ukrainian exports. 🇫🇮 is strongly committed to supporting 🇺🇦 reconstruction Finnpartnership

Least Developed Countries suffer the most from the polycrises: high inflation & debt, low growth, investment & trade, most vulnerable to climate change. 🇫🇮 is a strong supporter of the #LDCs and today ambassador Heidi Schroderus-Fox chaired the UN Trade and Development's meeting on supporting the #LDCs

Finland commits EUR 2.5 million to new phase of EIF support for sustainable trade in LDCs #LDC dlvr.it/TLLCYJ

At #FfD4, Minister Ville Tavio, the @WTO DG Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala & Djibouti's Minister H.E. Illyas Moussa Dawaleh co-hosted a side event for the new Enhanced Integrated Framework Phase 3. 🇫🇮 is the first country to #Pledge4EIF3 with a €2.5M commitment to support trade capacity in least developed countries.

♻️How can #ewaste fuel sustainable growth? Join us in-person #WTOPublicForum: 🗓️18 Sept | 15:15–16:30 From E-Waste to Impact: Building Circular Supply Chains: bit.ly/4njEiVT Speakers from 🇫🇮 , 🇪🇬, Nokia, gj, UNIDO 👉Learn how circular trade unlocks value!

🇫🇮 Markus Heydemann yesterday at Enhanced Integrated Framework event on discussing the #EIFPhaseThree. Happy to note that after Finland having been the first country to #Pledge4EIF3 2,5 MEUR many have followed and the new phase will start in October. Movement is on for #Aid4Trade.

Today at UN Trade and Development Finland 🇫🇮 pledged 250.000 euros to support the Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing states Ministers’ participation at the #UNCTAD16 conference in October 2025. Together for #multilateralism! #LDCs #SIDS