Good People,
Yes, I am impressed and truely proud of President Kikwete of Tanzanias advancing New Roles........Congratulation and cheers !!! This is the way forward to achieve a happier Globalization progressively in a balance, and where at the end, a conducive environment is created where people end up satisfied and happier; mutually sharing benefits of business in co-partnership having fun and enjoying their engagements and achievements with all that there is in store for them.
Yes, New Ideas for a Fair Globalization and the Role of Politics is refreshing. The question now is homework to all. There is urgent need to re-define, what will be the role of the international community in re-defining development goals after 2015 in areas such as climate change, food sufficiency with balanced nutritional security, education and youth engagements? How will they initiate concrete action? Which new ways are there for closer collaboration between the United Nations and the European Union?
There you go, food for thought..........
Yes, New Ideas for a Fair Globalization and the Role of Politics is refreshing. The question now is homework to all. There is urgent need to re-define, what will be the role of the international community in re-defining development goals after 2015 in areas such as climate change, food sufficiency with balanced nutritional security, education and youth engagements? How will they initiate concrete action? Which new ways are there for closer collaboration between the United Nations and the European Union?
There you go, food for thought..........
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
JK joins team to discuss globalization
President Jakaya Kikwete
By The Citizen Reporter (email the author)
Posted Thursday, August 29 2013 at 22:30
In Summary
- Apart from participating in the discussion over various agenda, President Kikwete was scheduled to speak in the opening session alongside Ban Ki-Moon and Mr Barosso.
Dar es Salaam. President Jakaya Kikwete has been appointed among a few prominent people to brainstorm over ‘New Ideas for a Fair Globalisation’.
According to a statement released by the State House Directorate of Communication yesterday, the United Nations’ Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and the president of European Commission, Mr Jose Borosso, President Kikwete has been asked to join other renowned individuals to debate on how globalisation could be achieved in a more equitable manner to benefit all countries in the world.
The team would discuss new ways of ensuring fair globalisation and equality in a retreat meeting to be held in Alpbach Village in Austria, starting today.
The two-day meeting, which would be led by Mr Ban and Barosso as chairmen, would be held under the European Forum Alpbach. Mr Kikwete would be the only African leader participating in the event.
Apart from participating in the discussion over various agenda, President Kikwete was scheduled to speak in the opening session alongside Ban Ki-Moon and Mr Barosso.
Mr Kikwete will also give a speech during the closing session together with the president of Austria, Dr Heinz Fischer.
Mr Kikwete already left the country on Wednesday evening to Alpbach for the meeting whose main agenda would focus on sustainable energy and climate change, food security and nutrition as well as education for the youth.
Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)
Tanzania: Kikwete for Prominent Global Leaders' Meet
30 August 2013PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete is among the few prominent global leaders who have been invited to attend an international forum to discuss new ideas for a fair globalisation.
A statement issued on Thursday by the Directorate of Presidential Communications in Dar es Salaam on Thursday said President Kikwete has been invited by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki-Moon and the President of the European Commission, Jose Barosso at a retreat to be held in Alpbach village in Austria.
The two-day retreat will be co-chaired by Ban Ki-Moon and Barosso and it will be held under the European Forum Institute. Mr Kikwete is the only African leader who has been invited. Apart from the various discussions that will take place at the meeting, Mr Kikwete is also scheduled to make a speech during the opening of the forum.
During the closing ceremony, the Tanzanian president, the two co-chairs as well as the President of Austria, Dr Heinz Fischer, will also make statements. President Kikwete left the country for Austria on Wednesday night for the meeting where he will present a paper on sustainable energy, climate change in addition to food security, nutrition and education.
Meanwhile, the government of Zanzibar takes seriously the security and safety of tourists in the Islands and special steps are being taken to ensure that tourism spots are protected because the sector is the country's main economic venture.
Zanzibar President and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Dr Ali Mohamed Shein said this on Thursday in his discussions with the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of The Netherlands, Ms Lilianne Ploumen.
The two leaders also discussed other bilateral issues. "We take seriously the issue of security in our country and we have prepared a special plan of beefing up security in tourist areas," Dr Shein said in a statement issued by the office of the Press Secretary in the Zanzibar State House yesterday.
He said that the tourism sector is the backbone of the Zanzibar economy, contributing 80 per cent of foreign exchange earnings. He assured The Netherlands minister that his government ensures the safety of all tourists and other visitors in Zanzibar.
Dr Shein said that reports of a fire that gutted Paradise Hotel at Marumbi, in South Unguja Region have saddened him. He stressed that state organs are looking into the incident.
"Preliminary reports that we have so far, show that it was a normal accident. I am happy that here were no casualties among tourists and hotel personnel, except for the minor injuries that two people suffered," he explained.
Dr Shein's visit to The Netherlands is aimed at looking at new areas of cooperation and strengthening the relationship of the two countries.
"We have had a good relationship for many years and we have cooperated in a number of areas including education, health and infrastructure and now we feel it is the right time to look at new areas of cooperation for the benefit of the people of the two countries," he explained.
He named the new areas of cooperation as including energy, sea fishing, infrastructure and increased investment in the tourism sector."We would like to see increased investment in tourism. We wish to host tourists in Zanzibar and other national parks," he noted.
Dr Shein expressed appreciation for the support that has been extended to Zanzibar and Tanzania in general by the The Netherlands government.Dr Shein was accompanied by the Minister for Land, Settlement, Water and Energy, Mr Ramadhani Shaaba and the Minister for Infrastructure and Communication, Mr Rashid Suleiman.
The delegation also included the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Mahadhi Juma Maalim, Tanzania's Ambassador in Belgium, Mr Diodorus Kamala and the presidents advisor on International Relations, Investment and Economy, Ambassador Mohamed Ramia.
In another development, the government of The Netherlands is ready to cooperate with the Zanzibar Revolutionary Government in developing the energy sector by availing expertise in managing the initiative.
The Netherlands' Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Ms Lilianne Ploumen, told her visitor, Dr Shein. "We have extensive expertise in innovation and in managing the energy sector. We are ready to cooperate in this area," she said.
Pres. Kikwete attends UN-European Commission High Level Retreat in Austria
30/08/2013
President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete attends the High-level Retreat on "New Ideas for a Fair Globalization in Alpabch, Austria August 30, 2013. Left are members of his delegation, Professor Rwekaza Mukandala, Vice Chancellor of the University of Dar es salaam and Profesor Joseph Semboja, Principal Uongozi Institute.
UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon appointed President Jakaya Kikwete to participate in the retreat as part of the European Forum Alpbach 2013. He is the only African leader who was appointed to attend a three-day retreat this year.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has informed the Forum that the current situation in Syria will force his early return to New York, hindering him from participation in the final event on Saturday, August 31, 2013. Instead UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos will speak on Ban Ki-moon’s behalf.
Together with Austria’s President Heinz Fischer, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has informed the Forum that the current situation in Syria will force his early return to New York, hindering him from participation in the final event on Saturday, August 31, 2013. Instead UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos will speak on Ban Ki-moon’s behalf.
Together with Austria’s President Heinz Fischer, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and
President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete attends the High-level Retreat on "New Ideas for a Fair Globalization in Alpabch, Austria August 30, 2013. Right is the host and Co-Chairman of the Retreat, Mr Manuel Jose Barroso, President of the European Commission, followed by Ms Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General of for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, she will discuss the topic “New Ideas for a Fair Globalization: The Role of Politics.
Franz Fischler, President of the European Forum Alpbach, said: “We regret that the Secretary General will be unable to join us in Alpbach but I naturally understand that the current issues being addressed by the UN demand his presence in New York.“
The three-day event commenced on Thursday, with an evening session headed by Valerie Amos and the EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva.
The final day of the European Forum Alpbach 2013 will begin on Saturday with a panel discussion on “New Ideas for a Fair Globalization: What Should Entrepreneurs Do?”.
Prominent panelists will be the respected US American economist Jeffrey Sachs, the Chairman of UN Energy, Kandeh K. Yumkella,
the Chairman of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, the entrepreneur and founder of the Internet platform WAMDA, Habib Haddad, as well as the Chairman
of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis - IIASA, Pavel Kabat.
Following a performance by the Vienna Philharmonic, the Forum will climax with a discussion between José Manuel Barroso, Valerie Amos, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and Heinz Fischer about the role of the
International community in the revision of post-2015 development goals and new paths to cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union.
Franz Fischler, President of the European Forum Alpbach, said: “We regret that the Secretary General will be unable to join us in Alpbach but I naturally understand that the current issues being addressed by the UN demand his presence in New York.“
The three-day event commenced on Thursday, with an evening session headed by Valerie Amos and the EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva.
The final day of the European Forum Alpbach 2013 will begin on Saturday with a panel discussion on “New Ideas for a Fair Globalization: What Should Entrepreneurs Do?”.
Prominent panelists will be the respected US American economist Jeffrey Sachs, the Chairman of UN Energy, Kandeh K. Yumkella,
the Chairman of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, the entrepreneur and founder of the Internet platform WAMDA, Habib Haddad, as well as the Chairman
of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis - IIASA, Pavel Kabat.
Following a performance by the Vienna Philharmonic, the Forum will climax with a discussion between José Manuel Barroso, Valerie Amos, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and Heinz Fischer about the role of the
International community in the revision of post-2015 development goals and new paths to cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union.
President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete in a group photo with hosts and participants in the High-level Retreat on "New Ideas for a Fair Globalization in Alpabch, Austria August 30, 2013. To his left is the host and Co-Chairman of the Retreat, Mr Manuel Jose Barroso, President of the European Commission, followed by co-Host Ms Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General of for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Third right is the Minister for Energy and Mineral Professor Sospeter Muhongo.
PRESIDENT KIKWETE ATTENDS UN-EUROPEAN COMMISSION HIGH LEVER RETREAT IN ALPBACH, AUSTRIA
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President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete attends the High-level Retreat on "New Ideas for a Fair Globalization in Alpabch, Austria August 30, 2013. Left are members of his delegation, Professor Rwekaza Mukandala, Vice Chancellor of the University of Dar es salaam and Profesor Joseph Semboja, Principal Uongozi Institute.
President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete attends the High-level Retreat on "New Ideas for a Fair Globalization in Alpabch, Austria August 30, 2013. Right is the host and Co-Chairman of the Retreat, Mr Manuel Jose Barroso, President of the European Commission, followed by Ms Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General of for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete walks with Ms Kristalina Georgieva, the European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, shortly before the start of the High-level Retreat on "New Ideas for a Fair Globalization in Alpabch, Austria August 30, 2013.
President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete with Mr Manuel Jose Barroso, President of the European Commission, at the start of the High-level Retreat on "New Ideas for a Fair Globalization in Alpabch, Austria August 30, 2013.
President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete walks with Dr Jeffrey Sachs, Director of Earth Institute at the Columbia University, as they head to the meeting hall to attend the High-level Retreat on "New Ideas for a Fair Globalization in Alpabch, Austria August 30, 2013.STATE HOUSE PHOTOS.
Wholesale dismissal of NGO reports ill-advised
In Summary
- Since tobacco farming is labour intensive, in some cases parents mobilise their own children to work in plantations as a means of boosting family income.
A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday indicates that thousands of children are being used in gold mines where conditions are deadly.
According to the report, our young ones work in small-scale gold mines located in at least Tanzania’s 11 sites that the watchdog visited. That youth who should be going to school are employed anywhere is bad enough; that they are working in conditions that endanger their health is criminal outrage!
However, the minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof Sospeter Muhongo, is said to be casting doubt on the report, suspecting that it might have been tailored merely to facilitate donor funding for some NGOs. It is not the first time we are getting reports of child labour in Tanzania. That is why we think instead of a wholesale dismissal of the HRW report, the government should instead take time to study it and unearth the actual truth and then, if need be, shame the authors of the report.
It should, however, be noted that in November 2011, the ministry of Labour and Employment launched a four-year programme (Prosper), that aims to end child labour in tobacco growing areas and protect the young from exploitation in Urambo and Sikonge districts in Tabora Region.
Since tobacco farming is labour intensive, in some cases parents mobilise their own children to work in plantations as a means of boosting family income. Parent’s poverty and badly run schools that put off children are often given as factors that drive children to commercial farms and dangerous mining pits.
The plight of school-going youth who are not in school is visible for everyone to see in our towns, where armies of street children are growing alarmingly. No NGO reports are needed to appreciate this worrisome scenario. That is why we think the HRW report should be given a thought, for it gives an insight into what we all need to address.
Walkout by Rwandans halts Eala proceedings
Eala Speaker Margaret Zziwa
By Zephania Ubwani (email the author)
In Summary
- They were protesting the decision by Speaker not to allow discussion on a motion on the rotation of sittings among partner states
Arusha. Business at the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) came to a halt yesterday afternoon after MPs from Rwanda led others in walking out of the august House.
The legislators were protesting the decision by the Speaker to bar them from discussing a motion on the rotation of sittings among partner states.
Outspoken Rwandan legislator Abdulkarim Harelimana led the walkout shortly before 3.30pm after Speaker Margaret Nnatongo Zziwa stopped Mr Peter Mathuki (Kenya) from tabling the motion which sources said has divided the EAC law makers as well as the partner states for sometime.
The debate on whether Eala sessions should continue to rotate among the five capitals of the partner states has been under scrutiny for sometime with the East African Community (EAC) preferring Arusha as the permanent venue now that it has its new headquarters with the purposely-built chambers for the regional Parliament.
When Mr Mathuki rose to table the motion after the House reconvened at 3pm, the Speaker turned him down, saying it was not an appropriate time to debate the issue.
Even after being pressed further that it was a point of procedure that the matter be debated in the House, Ms Zziwa refused to allow the motion to be tabled.
The pleas by Ugandan legislator Dan Kadega and others could not convince her to give a chance to the Order Paper to be discussed in the august House.
This eventually led to the walk-out of the MPs who were apparently dismayed by the way she was handling the matter. The walk-out was led by Rwanda MPs with Mr Harelimana being the first to march.
MPs from other countries followed shortly afterwards, forcing the House to be adjourned briefly in order to give a chance for the MPs and ex-officio members, including Eala administrators and ministers from the partner states, to consult on the matter.
When business resumed after 15 minutes, there were only 15 MPs among the assembly’s 45 . An official of the EAC secretariat said most of those who remained were MPs from Tanzania and Burundi plus one or two from Kenya.
The Eala Commission, until recently known as the Eala House Business Committee, has been meeting at the venue until the press time to discuss the development.
The House will resume at 2:20pm today and it is not known if the motion will be tabled. An Eala official added that there was a likelihood the issue could generate more debate as some partners are opposed to all its sessions in Arusha all the time.
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