The minister's meetings and trips in 2021
1
January
- 13.1 Courtesy meeting with the non-governmental organisation “Care in Luxembourg”
2
February
- 3.2 Inauguration of “Frigo-Solidaire” with the non-governmental organisation “Frères des Hommes” in Bonnevoie
- 3.2 Ceremony for the signing of framework agreements with 5 NGDOs
- 12.2 Virtual discussion with B Medical Systems
3
March
- 1.3 Launch of the 2021 edition of the Business Partnership Facility (BPF) (video-conference)
- 15.3 Foreign and European Affairs Council
- 17.3 UN Commission on the Status of Women, CSW: 65th Session - the Education Plus Initiative
- 31.3 Launch of SATMED 2.0, signing of the 2021-2024 contract
4
April
- 6.4 Financing for Development, high-level dialogue on financing for development: special segment on financing the recovery from COVID-19 (pre-recorded presentation)
- 12.4 Discussion with B Medical Systems
- 20.4 Courtesy visit by Norma Estenoz, Cuba’s Ambassador to Luxembourg
- 22.4 Press conference with the non-governmental organisations Caritas
and Fairtrade as part of the “Rethink your clothes II” awareness-raising campaign in commemoration of the collapse of the Rana Plaza in Bangladesh - 22.4 Courtesy visit by Hirut Zemene Kassa, Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to Luxembourg
- 29.4 DAC - Development informal meeting (video-conference)
5
May
- 5.5 Inauguration of the new Third World Information Centre (CITIM) run by the non-governmental organisation “Action Solidarité Tiers Monde Asbl” (ASTM)
- 18.5 2021 Development Cooperation Sessions
- 19.5 Working visit to Luxembourg by Mohamed Bazoum, President of the Republic of Niger
6
June
- 1.6 Working visit by Minister Franz Fayot to the United Arab Emirates
- 8.6 Working visit by Minister Franz Fayot to Geneva
- 14.6 DAC - Development informal meeting (video-conference)
- 15.6 Diplomatic conference
- 24.6 Working visit by Minister Franz Fayot to Rome
- 28.6 Working visit by Minister Franz Fayot to LuxDev S.A. Luxembourg
- 29.6 Working visit to Luxembourg by Donika Gërvalla, Kosovan Minister of Foreign Affairs
7
July
- 1.7 Virtual discussion on the 13th partnership committee meeting between Burkina Faso and Luxembourg
- 6.7 Bilateral discussion with Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, the joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS
- 7.7 Virtual discussion on the signing of strategic partnership agreements between Cabo Verde and Luxembourg
- 8.7 Virtual discussion on the 13th partnership committee meeting between Laos and Luxembourg
- 9.7 Working visit by Minister Franz Fayot to New York
- 19.7 Committee on Foreign and European Affairs, Cooperation, Immigration and Asylum: Presentation by Franz Fayot of the Annual Report on Cooperation and Humanitarian Action, indicative cooperation programmes with Niger and Laos, and the “Gender”, “Environment/Climate Change” and “Inclusive Finance” strategies
- 21.7 Virtual discussion with the Cercle de Coopération
- 28-29.7 Participation in the Global Education Summit: Financing GPE 2021-2025 (pre-recorded message)
9
September
- 5.9 Inauguration of the commemorative plaque for the 1st synagogue in Luxembourg at the Hôtel Saint-Augustin, 6 rue de la Congrégation, Luxembourg
- 8.9 Discussion with Alain Délétroz, Director General of Geneva Call
- 9.9 Participation in the 14th International Conference on Migration and Development, co-organised by the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Uni.lu, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the World Bank (WB)
- 13.9 UN High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan 2021 (pre-recorded message)
- 13.9 Working visit by Minister Franz Fayot to Jordan
- 20.9 Inauguration of the “Lëtz’ReFashion” Centre as part of the “Rethink your clothes II” awareness-raising campaign with the non-governmental organisation Caritas Luxembourg
- 22.9 Discussion with Benjamin Pütter, partner at the non-governmental organisation “Aide à l’Enfance de l’Inde et du Népal”
- 22.9 Official opening of the “Mangroves” exhibition organised by the non-governmental organisations “Friendship Luxembourg” and “Friendship Colours of the Chars Luxembourg”
- 23.9 Participation in the UN General Assembly, Event on Women, Health and Gender Equality (pre-recorded message)
10
October
- 2.10 Participation in the Shoe Pyramid Day organised by the non-governmental organisation “Handicap International Luxembourg”
- 7.10 ILO Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All – Phase II: Achieving Universal Social Protection 2021-2025 (pre-recorded message)
- 7.10 Discussion with Christos Christou, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières, in the context of its 50th anniversary
- 11.10 Video-conference for the ministers responsible for development cooperation concerning Afghanistan
- 14.10 Press conference: Presentation of the Fairtrade uniforms for the POST as part of the “Rethink your clothes II” awareness-raising campaign
- 15.10 Discussion with Alfred Hannig, Executive Director of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
- 18.10 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Pledging Conference (pre-recorded message)
- 18.10 African Microfinance Week in Kigali, Rwanda
- 27.10 Virtual discussion with MOPAN (Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network), as part of the High-Level Roundtable: Pulling together: “the Multilateral Response to Climate Change”.
- 27.10 Discussion in Luxembourg with Lassané Kaboré, Burkina Faso’s Minister of Economy, Finance and Development
- 28.10 Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Film Fund Luxembourg (FFL) and the Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, in the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
- 28.10 Bilateral discussion with Mohammed Shtayyeh, Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of the State of Palestine, and Riad Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine
11
November
- 1.11 Working visit by Minister Franz Fayot to Senegal
- 8.11 Donation of 50 vaccine refrigerators to Burkina Faso to help combat COVID-19 (dispatch of the refrigerators by military aircraft A400M)
- 9.11 Discussion with Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- 17.11 European Microfinance Award 2021
- 17.11 Statement to the Chamber of Deputies on development cooperation policy
- 24.11 Virtual discussion with Minister Mazamesso Assih, Togo’s Minister of Financial Inclusion
12
December
- 6-9.12 Signing of strategic partnership agreements with United Nations agencies UNFPA and UNICEF and annual consultations in New York
- 15.12 Signing of the 2022-2025 agreement between the non-governmental organisation ADA (Appui au Développement Autonome) and the Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, in
the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs - 17.12 Ceremony for the signing of the 2022-2024 agreement with the Financial Technology Transfer Agency (ATTF)/House of Training and the State of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, represented by Minister Franz Fayot