Foreign
By Kennedy Nnamani
SAMANTHA Power, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has met with Rania Al-Mashat, the Egyptian minister of international cooperation to discuss partnership to solve food security challenges emanating from the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the efforts of the USAID to cushion the impact of rising food prices “on national budgets and vulnerable households”.
A press statement released on April 25 from the office of the USAID said that Power expressed concerns over reports of incessant abuses of human rights in the country, notably the reports released by the U.S Department of State in 2021.
While discussing issues relating to climate change, Power congratulated Al-Mashat and the government of Egypt for their selection as host for the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference, noting that USAID is ready to “work closely with the Government of Egypt to host the conference, achieve country goals for adaptation and renewable energy and increase the global ambition for action on climate change”.
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