Barça is already in the Cup final
Barcelona: The Catalan team took the lead through a goal from Marion Caldentey in the 19th minute of the game. Furthermore, the Barça team had chances of all colors with shots of Pina from the front, Salma from within the area, or with Patri Guijarro close to scoring with a header. In the second half he tried Bruna Vilamalabut after the visitors’ goal, Alexia, Rolfo and Dragoni They had minutes to try to win the game. A header pass Marion Caldentey he took advantage of it Patri Guijarro to score his team’s second with a strong shot from inside the area. Vicky López y Brugts They had minutes. Precisely, the Dutchwoman scored, but offside. Those of Jonathan Giráldez They did not have any problems in the qualifying round and will be in the final of the Queen’s Cup.
Athletic Club: The visiting team went into the break with only one goal conceded thanks to the stops of Quinones, who saved his team on several occasions. An error of Nerea Nevado caused the first goal of the game, but Ane Azkona had his and To you It was very intense in attack. In the second half they entered Garage, Oguiza y Sanadri. Precisely, he took advantage of a pass from the forward Clara Pinedo to momentarily equalize the match with a great goal. Quinones It became a wall, but could not prevent the Blaugranas from scoring. The red and white showed their competitiveness and Jone Amezaga and Maite Zubieta They also had minutes. Those of David Aznar They say goodbye to the Queen’s Cup with their heads held high.
DISBURSEMENT OF WORLD BANK AID
Yesterday’s meeting marks the start of a partnership between the State, the World Bank and UNOPS. |
A tripartite working meeting between the State, the World Bank and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) was held at the Iavoloha State Palace yesterday. The aim is to strengthen cooperation between Madagascar and UNOPS to boost the disbursement of aid from the Bretton Woods institution.
A helping hand. Based on information emerging from a meeting at the Iavoloha State Palace yesterday, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) will play back-up to the state. Support with the aim of boosting the disbursement rate of funds allocated to Madagascar by the World Bank.
Andry Rajoelina, President of the Republic, led a working meeting in Iavoloha yesterday. On one side, there was the state party, and on the other, Atou Seck, resident representative of the World Bank, led a joint delegation from the Bretton Woods institution and UNOPS. “Overcoming the challenges linked to the low rate of disbursement of funds allocated to Madagascar” is one of the highlights of the discussions during this meeting, according to a press release.
To this end, “the Bank offered the services of UNOPS to facilitate the execution of equipment purchases and the implementation of projects, particularly in the field of health,” adds the press release yesterday. . The fact that this is the 3rd meeting between the tenant of Iavoloha and representatives of the Bretton Woods institution since the start of the year is also highlighted in the missive shared to the press. At first glance, yesterday’s meeting stems from the latest meeting between the head of state and a World Bank official.
Before yesterday’s meeting, Andry Rajoelina had a bilateral meeting with Victoria Kwakwa, World Bank Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, on February 18. An interview held on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The interlocutor of the tenant of Iavoloha expressed the wish of the Bretton Woods institution to send experts to support Madagascar in order to increase the disbursement rate of the funds that it makes available to it.
Priorities
During this meeting in Addis Ababa, Victoria Kwakwa, orally, expressed to Andry Rajoelina the confidence that the financial institution places in her administration. To demonstrate this, the envelope of more than 4 billion dollars, as part of the World Bank Investment Program in Madagascar, was cited as an example. The program funds twenty-six projects, some of which have been underway for approximately three years. So far, the amount disbursed is only a little over $1 billion. Bluntly, the Vice-President of the World Bank expressed her regret over this low disbursement rate to the Head of State. The reason would be ignorance or approximations regarding disbursement procedures. The lack of project control by public or semi-public stakeholders would also be the cause.
The World Bank wants UNOPS experts to work alongside Madagascar in order to reverse the trend in the disbursement rate. A request to which the State has no objection, presumably. The UN Office has, moreover, already been involved in the country for two years through the Mionjo program, which is initiated by the Bretton Woods institution.
“The President of the Republic, Andry Rajoelina, reaffirmed his commitment to achieving the country’s development objectives. All possible avenues of collaboration in this direction were explored during the meeting [d’hier à Iavoloha]”, reports the press release. The State is therefore counting on joint cooperation with the World Bank and UNOPS “to accelerate the achievement of the objectives set out in the three pillars of development, particularly human capital”.
Projects in the health, nutrition and family planning sector are listed as priorities. “With this in mind, the Head of State proposed several initiatives, including bringing the University Hospital Center (CHU) of Soavinandriana, specialized in cardiology, up to standard,” adds the press release echoing the meeting. A presidential directive is also given to the Ministry of Health in order to identify the equipment needs of university hospitals “which will benefit from the reduction in delivery times thanks to the intervention of UNOPS”.
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The U.S.-drafted resolution condemned Hamas attacks and emphasized concerns that an Israeli ground attack on Rafah in southern Gaza “would cause massive civilian casualties and cause them to continue have to relocate, even to neighboring countries.”
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