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Nombre oficial: Official name: Republic of Suriname
National day: November 25th (Independence Day)
Capital city: Paramaribo
Form of government: presidential system and democratically representational republic based on the 1987 constitution
Political division: 10 districts
Head of state: Chandrikaperdad Santokhi
Area: 163,820km²
Population: 560,157
Language: Dutch (Official), Sranan Tongo, Sarnami, Hindi, Javanese and tribal languages
Currency: Surinamese dollar
Projects
Project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial Contact
Project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial ContactVideosPhotosMore informationsThe project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial Contact seeks to...
Amazon Project: Regional action in the area of water resources
Amazon Project: Regional action in the area of water resourcesVideosPhotosMore informationsThe project is being implemented by the National Water and Sanitation Agency (ANA/ Brazil) and by the Brazilian Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ABC/MRE...
Bioamazon Project
Regional Project for the Management, Monitoring and Control of Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Threatened by Trade Bioamazon Project Conservation of species threatened by unsustainable tradeVideosPhotosMore informationsComponent 1 National and regional information and...
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ACTO Foreign Ministers approve the Paramaribo Declaration and reinforce their commitment to the Amazon
Paramaribo, February 3, 2025 – The Foreign Affairs Ministers and high-level representatives of the States Parties of the Amazon...
Suriname to host the XV Ministers of Foreign Affairs of ACTO
Brasília, January 31, 2025 – On February 3, the city of Paramaribo, Suriname, will host the XV Meeting of Foreign Affairs of the Amazon...
ACTO strengthens international alliances for the protection of the Amazon
A new space for strategic coordination aims to align investments and strengthen international cooperation in the region. Brasília, January...
Event to discuss model forest law for the Pan-Amazon in Brasília
Brasília.- On January 27 and 28, 2025, Brasília will host two internationally significant events focused on forest preservation, organized...
Amazon in Action: First RAMIF Technical Group Meeting Begins in Brasília
Brasília, December 10 – With a strong call to action, the first Regional Workshop of the Technical Working Group of the Amazon Network for...
Fire Management: ACTO Presents its Strategic Plan at the Regional Dialogue in Chile
Santiago, November 28—Santiago, Chile, hosted the Regional Policy Dialogue on Disaster Risk Management (DRP) on November 26 and 27, 2024....