Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had fruitful discussions on bilateral and continental issues with leaders of countries and international institutions in the margins of the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris, according to the Government Communication Service.
Government Communication Service State Minister Selamawit Kasa briefed the media about current issues today.
During the briefing, the state minister said Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held successful discussions with leaders of countries and international institutions alongside the summit.
The prime minister also addressed the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact.
Speaking at the summit, Abiy requested the international financial institutions to make operating reforms to fulfill the financial needs of African countries, the state minister added.
The prime minister stressed the need to provide development capital to developing countries from the global arena and mentioned that development financing is necessary for developing countries and that requires attention.
At a time when the world is facing the complex challenges of climate change, request for appropriate assistance for countries like Ethiopia that are undertaking concrete solutions to tackle it should be supported, the prime minster told the summit, according to Selamawit.
Ethiopia has planted 25 billion saplings in the past four years and has started working to increase this to 50 billion in the second phase, pointed out that.
Pointing out that the World Food Program and USAID have temporarily suspended humanitarian aid to Ethiopia, she affirmed that the government is ready to improve operational gaps and ensure accountability.
A joint technical committee led by the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission and consisting of representatives of institutions directly related to the issue and experts from USAID has started investigation.
Selamawit pointed out that the PM said his government will continue to strengthen the rule of law and maintain accountability and noted that this is one of the focuses of the technical committee.
The committee focuses on emergency relief, Safety Net Program, the provision and distribution of humanitarian aid to refugees, and will announce its progress soon.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency