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The International Fund for Agricultural Development ( IFAD; French: Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries. It is the only multilateral development organization ...
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) The OPEC Fund has played a significant role in the establishment of IFAD, channeling US$861.1 million in contributions from OPEC member countries towards the agency's initial capital and first replenishment. Since IFAD's creation, OPEC member states have maintained their firm support of the ...
Qatar and the United Arab Emirates share a naval border and are part of the Arabic-speaking Persian Gulf region. They are both members of the GCC. [1] On 5 June 2017, as part of the Qatar diplomatic crisis, the UAE cut diplomatic relations with Qatar. [2] On 6 January 2021, Qatar and the UAE agreed to fully restore diplomatic ties. [3]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the United Arab Emirates face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents.Homosexuality is illegal in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and under the federal criminal provisions, consensual same-sex sexual activity is punishable by up to the death penalty, up to 15 years in prison, fines, floggings, and deportation.
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Arabic: مجلس التعاون لدول الخلیج العربية), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; Arabic: مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
The legal system in the United Arab Emirates is based on civil law, and Sharia law in the personal status matters of Muslims and blood money compensation. Personal status matters of non-Muslims are based on civil law. The UAE constitution established a federal court system and allows all emirates to establish local courts systems.
Location of the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates is a country at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf.. The economy is the second largest in the Arab world (after Saudi Arabia), with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $570 billion (AED2.1 trillion) in 2014.Though, United Arab Emirates has been successfully diversifying its economy, the country remains ...
United Nations (WFP, FAO, IFAD) Rome Elissa Golberg See list United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Paris Natasha Cayer World Trade Organization; and United Nations (WIPO and UNCTAD) Geneva Nadia Theodore: See list