RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The President of Peru requested UN assistance to face the difficulties of the pandemic and the war. Pedro Castillo met with the head of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Rebeca Grynspan. The president is seeking assistance to strengthen the agricultural sector.
Castillo seeks to overcome the difficulties of the population in accessing food. The president met with the Secretary General of the UN agency at the Casa de Pizarro in Lima. The presidential office detailed that the meeting highlighted the government’s plan to have decentralized sessions.
Pedro Castillo told Grynspan that they seek to reach all regions to “identify and solve the most urgent problems of the population”. The head of UNCTAD spoke in Lima with the executive of the South American country about technical cooperation and aid for economic reactivation.
Rebeca Grynspan took advantage of her visit to the governmental palace to make a presentation to several ministers of that nation. The UN official spoke to them about the “impact of the global economic crisis on developing countries and possible repercussions in Peru”. The executive highlighted the event that took place in Lima.
Castillo said the government intends to “achieve 100% coverage in social programs”. The president said the aim is “to reach all people living in poverty and extreme poverty”. Infobae reports that for the head of UNCTAD, Peru “has conditions of greater strength, of greater resilience”.
With information from ADN
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