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BIPA signs agreement with UNDP office

Manama - Emirates Voice

Bahrain Institute for Public Administration (BIPA) signed a cooperation agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office to back Bahrain’s commitment to carrying out the agenda of sustainable development 2030. BIPA Director General Dr. Raed Mohammed bin Shams described the public employee as the core of development in the government work system. He hailed the efforts of the UNDPRead more

Bahrain – UN historic cooperation hailed

Manama - Emirates Voice

The Minister of Foreign Affairs has affirmed that the historic cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Nations and their shared desire to reinforce collaboration in all areas would continue, noting that the Strategic Partnership Agreement they have signed earlier today was the first of its kind in the region. The minister’s remarks came as he attended theRead more

UN supporting national relief efforts as Hurricane Irma threatens

New york - Emirates Voice

United Nations agencies are supporting relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irma, which has already wreaked havoc on Antigua and Barbuda and other Caribbean islands and is en route towards the United States. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, Irma, a Category 5 storm, made landfall on northeast Caribbean islands during the earlyRead more

Regional conference on development challenges, priorities opens

Amman - Fana News

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhouri on Monday opened a regional conference on development challenges and priorities in the region. The “Development Challenges and Priorities in a Changing Arab Region” conference seeks to look into ways of devising a future development program following the footsteps of the UNDP regional program for the years 2018-2021, focusing on the risksRead more

Investment minister confers with UN assistant chief on joint cooperation

Cairo - Arab Today

Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr conferred on Wednesday with UN Assistant Secretary General and Head of the UN Development Program (UNDP) in the Arab Countries Morad Wahba on means of bolstering bilateral cooperation. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Ministry said the two sides discussed current projects between Egypt and UNDP in the Arab countries, currentRead more

Int'l cooperation minister signs strategic plan for Alexandria

Cairo - Arab Today

International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr will sign a strategic plan with the Urban Planning Authority and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Monday for Alexandria's urban development till 2032. The signing ceremony is to be held at the ministry's headquarters in downtown Cairo. Source: MENARead more

UN chief-designate names Chilean national as assistant

United Nations - ArabToday

UN Secretary-General-designate Antonio Guterres has announced that he is appointing Fabrizio Hochschild of Chile as his assistant secretary-general for strategic coordination in the Executive Office, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Friday. Reporting to the Chef de Cabinet, Hochschild will work closely with other members of the secretary-general-designate's team in ensuring coherence across the political, peacekeeping, development, humanitarian, humanRead more

UN warns Brazil of anti-poverty setback

Rio De Janeiro - ArabToday

Brazil's anti-poverty fight could suffer a setback due to economic strife, the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) warned on Monday. Maristela Baioni, UNDP's representative in Brazil, told a seminar in Sao Paulo that the organization was "on alert for possible setbacks in Brazil's actions against poverty" in the current economic crisis, the Agencia Brasil news agency reported. "We've had aRead more

International Anti-Corruption Day

Beijing - ArabToday

Friday marks the 13th International Anti-Corruption Day. The theme set by the United Nations (UN) this year is "United Against Corruption for Development, Peace and Security." "On International Anti-Corruption Day, let us reaffirm our commitment to ending the deceit and dishonesty that threaten the 2030 Agenda and our efforts to achieve peace and prosperity for all on a healthy planet,"Read more