Today, we held in Addis a very productive meeting with Thomas Huyghebaert, Head of Cooperation at the Delegation of the EU to the African Union, and his team. 

The meeting provided an opportunity to express our gratitude and appreciation to the EU for their significant financial and technical contributions to the ARC Group. The EU has indeed been instrumental through secondment to our Research and Development work, which is critical to our efforts in helping our member states plan, prepare for, and respond to climate-related disasters.

Productive meeting in Addis with Ms. Nalan Yuksel and Ms. Khadija Jarik from the Pan-African and Regional Development of the Canadian Embassy for Ethiopia. The meeting was a great opportunity for ARC Management through UN-ASG and DG of the ARC Group Ibrahima Cheikh Diong to express our appreciation and gratitude to the Government of Canada for their financial and strategic support to the ARC concept since its inception in 2012.

Today, ended the 12th edition of the ARC Conference of Parties (CoP), held virtually.
 
The COP is an important part of the governance discourse of the ARC Group as it provides an opportunity for Management to appraise the Member States on the progress made so far, secure the necessary approvals and seek guidance on the strategic directions of the institution
 

On the margins of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) at Dubai Expo and as a building up to the Global Climate Conference COP27 in Cairo, UN-USG and Executive Secretary of UNECA, H.E. Vera Songwe, and UN-ASG/DG ARC Group met in Dubai to explore ways in which to strengthen the collaboration between UNECA and ARC Group.

On the margins of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) at Dubai Expo, UN-ASG and ARC Group DG, Ibrahima C. Diong, and H.E. Sidi Tah, DG of BADEA committed to joining forces to develop and foster innovative financing mechanisms for resilience and Adaptation for Africa.

We are pleased to announce that today, 1 March 2022, the Government of Madagascar received an insurance pay-out of USD $10.7 million from ARC Ltd, an affiliate of the ARC Group, following the damage and destruction caused by Tropical Cyclone BATSIRAI. The cyclone, which formed in the Indian Ocean on 21 January 2022 and intensified as it progressed, led to loss of lives and livelihoods, displaced many, and left a trail of destruction in its path.

The WAHO/ARC partnership agreement, signed today, establishes a collaborative framework to assist ECOWAS Member States better plan, prepare and respond to the most impactful disease outbreaks of epidemic potential in the region, and will strengthen the region's response capacity.

Johannesburg- This week, the ARC Group Board Members and ARC Management team convened in Johannesburg for the organisation’s first-ever Board retreat on 23 February 2022, and the first Board meeting of the year on 24 February 2022. 

HARARE, Zimbabwe, January 11, 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- A global network of humanitarian agencies has today announced the purchase of an innovative insurance policy in partnership with African Risk Capacity (ARC) and the Government of Zimbabwe. The policy is to protect more than 800,000 people in Zimbabwe from drought risk during the 2021/2022 agricultural season. 

Truly honoured to meet in Nouakchott (Mauritania) with H.E. Muhammed Ould Ghazouani, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.