Current affairs
24.11.2014
17.11.2014
Finland - the World's 4th Most Innovative Country
Finland was ranked 4th in the annual ranking of innovation capabilities covering 143 countries, improving its position from last year's 6th place. Global Innovation Index is done jointly by Cornell University, INSEAD Business School and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The survey uses 81 indicators across the range of themes. This year the survey focused on Human Factor in Innovation thus reflecting factors such as education and societal stability.
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11.11.2014
11.11.2014
8.7.2014
Minister Toivakka: Negotiations to liberalize trade in environmental goods are most welcome
Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Lenita Toivakka characterizes the multilateral negotiations to liberalize trade in environmental goods (Environmental Goods Agreement, EGA) beginning today in Geneva as most welcome from the perspective of Finnish industry. Finland has a strong and rapidly developing cleantech sector with considerable export potential.
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27.6.2014
President Ahtisaari appointed as expert in the Sri Lanka investigation
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms Navi Pillay has appointed Mr Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland, as an expert in the investigation into human rights violations and abuses by both sides during the armed conflict in Sri Lanka. President Ahtisaari will be joined by Ms Silvia Cartwright, former Governor-General and High Court judge of New Zealand, and Ms Asma Jahangir, former President of Pakistan’s Supreme Court Bar Association and of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
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26.6.2014
The unlocked peacebuilding potential of women and natural resources
The Permanent Mission of Finland organized a side-event during the 26th session of the Human Rights Council to present the policy report “Women and Natural Resources: Unlocking the Peacebuilding Potential”. The report was released by UNEP, UN Women, United Nations Peace Building Support Office and UNDP in November 2013 with the aim of improving the understanding of the complex relationship between women and natural resources in conflict-affected settings.
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25.6.2014
Finland becomes top donor to UN Women
Finland increases its contribution to the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) this year by 6 million euros. This means the total core contribution of Finland in 2014 will be around 20 million euros ($27 million USD), which makes Finland the top donor for the UN Women.
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24.6.2014