Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for African states to be compensated for storing carbon and tackling climate change Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta apparently alarmed by prospects of regional chaos should the Abiy government collapse called last week for both sides to agree to a ceasefire pending substantive political talks When he addressed the UN Security Council on 12 October President Uhuru Kenyatta joined other speakers to argue that mismanagement of ethnic diversity often caused political violence within countries which then spreads across borders demanding UN attention The visiting dignitaries emphasised the need for peace in Ethiopia and President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya had earlier called on Abiy to accept mediation and engage in dialogue Of the two frontrunners Raila Odinga benefitted hugely in his Kibra stronghold a constituency in Nairobi county when President Uhuru Kenyatta endorsed him late last month Beginning in , as commander of the forces of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, he led the struggle to liberate Rwanda.
Prime Minister De Croo has had a long and outstanding career in business and politics. Between and , he worked as a strategy consultant at Boston Consulting Group, one of the leading consulting firms for companies worldwide. In , he founded his own company, an IP consultancy firm that today operates around the world. From , he served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Pensions, where he carried out Belgium's first pension reform package for many years and was involved in setting up the Pension Reform Commission — He was later sworn in as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development Cooperation, Digital Agenda, Telecom and Postal Services, where he focused on strengthening human rights, promoting local economic growth in partner countries, and maximizing the economic potential of the digital economy.
In , when he was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, together with the Eurogroup, set out a framework for a major European recovery package. In his role as GenU Leader, the Prime Minister works to catalyze support for youth skills and employability to support young people to thrive in the digital and green economy. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was born in in Bangladesh.
While he was working as a senior corporate executive at Pakistan Shell, the cyclone and Liberation War in Bangladesh dramatically changed the direction of his life. Early in , after the war was over, he returned to the newly-independent Bangladesh, finding the economy in ruins. The return of 10 million refugees, who had sought shelter in India during the war, called for urgent relief and rehabilitation efforts.
Sir Fazle established BRAC to address the needs of refugees in a remote area of north-eastern Bangladesh, guided by a desire to help the poor develop their own capacity to better manage their lives. Sir Fazle has been honoured with numerous national and international awards for his achievements in leading BRAC. He is also recognised by Ashoka as one of the 'global greats' and is a founding member of its prestigious Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship.
Michael and St. George by the British Crown in recognition of his services to reducing poverty in Bangladesh and internationally. Akinwumi A. Dr Adesina is a globally renowned development economist and agricultural development expert, with more than 30 years of international experience. A bold reformer, as Minister of Agriculture in Nigeria from , Dr Adesina turned the agriculture sector of Nigeria around within four years. Under his tenure, Nigeria ended 40 years of corruption in the fertiliser sector.
A firm believer in private sector-led growth, Dr. A prolific writer, Dr Adesina has authored over 70 scholarly publications on policy, agricultural development and African development issues. He has served as the President of the African Association of Agricultural Economists, as well as on the Editorial Board of several academic journals, including the International Journal of Agricultural Economists.
He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from to and is widely credited with preventing a second Great Depression through his stewardship of the London G20 summit. Previously, he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from to , making him the longest-serving Chancellor in modern history.
His role in government continued to shape his views on the importance of education as a fundamental right of every child in the world and the key to unlocking better health, greater social stability, more rights and opportunities for women and a higher standard of living. Julia Gillard joined the Global Partnership for Education as chair of the Board of Directors in after a distinguished public service career in Australia.
Before becoming Prime Minister, Ms. From to , Ms. In October , Ms Gillard received worldwide attention for her speech in Parliament on the treatment of women in professional and public life.
In recognition of her remarkable achievements and public service, Ms Gillard was awarded a Companion in the Order of Australia in January She was the first woman to be elected to the office since the first multi-party elections in At 46 years of age, she also became the youngest person to assume the presidency.
She was minister of European Affairs from to , the first female minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration from to , Croatian ambassador to the United States from to and assistant secretary general for public diplomacy at NATO under Secretaries General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Jens Stoltenberg from to
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