Arab Sustainable Development Week 2018
Hybrid Event, 19/11/2018 - 22/11/2018
This year’s Arab Sustainable Development Week takes place on 19-22 November 2018 under the patronage of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi at the League of Arab States (LAS).
The conference comes in pursuit of strengthening partnerships between LAS and its partners, especially United Nations agencies, to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the region.
FAO will be taking part in several sessions in the conference:
Monday 19 November 2018
Opening, Main Hall, 10:00
Speaker: Abdessalam Ould Ahmed, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa (NENA).
Effective Partnerships, Main Hall, 12:00
Speaker: Abdessalam Ould Ahmed, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa (NENA).
Achieving the SDGs in conflict-related countries, Main Hall, 16:15
Speaker: Abdessalam Ould Ahmed, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for NENA.
Tuesday 20 November 2018
End hunger in the Arab region, Conrad Hall, 13:00
Speaker: Abdessalam Ould Ahmed, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for NENA.
Rural-Urban Development Balance, Aida Hall, 16:00
Speaker: Ahmad Sadiddin, FAO Economist
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