This morning, UN Resident Coordinator @DirkWagenerUN welcomed @bencambier, the European Investment Bank's Resident Representative to the Pacific, to his office. The European Investment Bank (@EIB), the lending arm of the EU, is a key supporter of the UN and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They discussed the EIB's global and Pacific engagement with the UN, identifying areas for enhanced collaboration in sustainable development, such as water, renewable energy, and transport.
Today, on #EuropeDay, the European Union celebrates the historic 'Schuman declaration' which set Europe on a path of peace & prosperity. Ode to Joy will be performed around the world to mark the historic day - also in the Pacific.
#PRIF management committee welcomes the @EIB Chair for 2024 and discusses PRIF Phase V 2024-2027 strategic work plan, stronger emphasis on mainstreaming climate change and #GEDSI in infrastructure planning.
This week, together with @EUPasifika and EU MS, the @EIB attended in #Fiji the 1st joint High-Level Government Development Partner roundtable meeting to drive the National Development agenda. Motto? Efficient and coordinated support delivery in partnership spirit. #TeamEurope🤝👊
March is purple: the International Women's month colour.
It is about how women
♀Lead
♀Use their expertise
♀Drive change
♀Inspire us.
The @EIB Group believes we should #InvestInWomen.
Learn more about high-impact projects that promote gender equality👉https://t.co/OcWpPoZc2s
🌍At 3rd #EUIndoPacific Ministerial Forum, we emphasised our dedication to enhancing economic and climate resilience in the Indo-Pacific through investments in sustainable infrastructure, such as metro projects in India, & support for #JETP in Indonesia & Vietnam.
#GlobalGateway
Delighted to meet with HE @slrabuka PM of Fiji 🇫🇯 at the EU Pacific Day in Brussels. We discussed @EIBGlobal investments in the country and reflected on the important role of the @EIB Regional Pacific Office in Suva.
🌍Today at #PacificDay Forum, we affirm our commitment to Pacific islands countries with €760m invested & new regional office in Fiji, bolstering climate action and blue economy in line with #TeamEurope's Initiative on Green-Blue alliance and #GlobalGateway.
At the EU climate bank, we have started to offer Climate Resilient Debt Clauses in our loan contracts.
We give our partners breathing space, deferring loan repayments when disasters strike.
Read President @wernerhoyer's speech today at #COP28 🔗https://t.co/MPVbXPDWJR
To meet climate goals, we need stronger global partnerships.
Multilateral Development Banks have heard the calls to step up.
The joint statement issued at #COP28 brings us closer together to help countries & the private sector boost a green #JustTransition https://t.co/aYIajDhoGd
Climate action cannot wait.
We are at #COP28 with a delegation led by President @wernerhoyer & VPs Ambroise Fayolle, @OstrosThomas & @GelsoVigliotti.
Learn more about our key events & main announcements to boost clean-tech & a #JustTransition worldwide
👉https://t.co/Jed0Wnvfts
The Samoa Agreement paves the way for EIB Global to continue partnering with countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. We’ve been active in the region for six decades. Today’s agreement unlocks new Team Europe financing that supports #GlobalGateway
Port Vila in Vanuatu is exploring an innovative pilot approach to transform organic waste, coming from its central market, to biogas.
This translates to:
🟢More economic benefits
🟢Less greenhouse gas emissions
🟢Saving resources
👉https://t.co/1UWJM4zozj
#UNGA#ClimateWeekNYC
Deepening our relations with the Pacific at #UNGA, particularly on the existential threat of climate change.
The signing of the comprehensive Partnership Agreement between the EU and 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries in Samoa is coming up in November.
Cooperation with the @UN family becomes easier.
New agreements signed with
@UNDP@WHO@FAO@UNOPS@UNmigration
in the margins of #UNGA will help us to
🔵get high-impact projects off the ground effectively
🔵deliver quick assistance to communities in need 👉https://t.co/oyWB0XU8V7