The German Government is committed to further provide support to the Government of Zambia in the area of decentralisation and local governance. Opening the debriefing workshop of the Decentralisation for Development Programme review mission, Mr. Hofmann underlined the importance of local governments in fighting poverty and improving service delivery to the Zambian people.
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20 June is World Refugee Day. This day is to recall the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homeland under threat of persecution, conflict and violence, and to honor those who work for their wellbeing and protection. Protecting the world’s vulnerable people is a shared responsibility of free nations and indeed compassionate people around the world.
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German Ambassador Bernd Finke and Head of Cooperation Dr. Frank Hofmann paid a three day visit to Eastern Province from June 4 to 6. The purpose of the trip was to get a first hand impression of the urban and of the rural water programmes Germany has been supporting in Eastern Province for over 20 years with more than 50 million Euros (about 440 million Kwacha).
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Lawrence Chikwa was born in Chingola in 1973 and earned his first diploma in Fine Art at the Academie de Beaux-Arts in Kinshasa (DRC) at the young age of 21. Over the last two decades he has established himself as a well-known artist, both in Zambia and Europe, and attracted collectors from the local and international community. The German Embassy features him as "Artists of the Month" in June 2014 in its Online Arts Gallery.
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Protecting Children’s Rights – An Imperative, Not an Option. German Ambassador Bernd Finke and U.S. Chargé d’Affaires David Young call for new alliance to fight violence against children.
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Representatives of eleven German companies paid an official business visit to Zambia from Wednesday, 21st May to Friday, 23rd May 2014. The delegation was led by Head of Division (Agricultural Policy & Special Trade Issues) for Sub-Saharan Africa in the Federal German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Ms. Monika Ottemeyer.
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More Democracy – World Press Freedom Day on May 3rd
Democracy cannot work without a free press – which is why this principle is laid down in article 5 of Germany's constitution, the Grundgesetz. Press freedom is worth fighting for – in Germany and internationally.
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