News in the Arab States, Europe and the CIS

30/10/2016

Countries Participating in the South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Agricultural Development and Food Security in the Arab States and Eurasia Establish a Platform for Collaboration at Policy Level

Countries Participating The South-South and Triangular Cooperation For Agricultural Development and Food Security In the Arab States and Eurasia Establishes a Platform for  Collaboration at  Policy  Level Dubai, UAE, 30 October 2016 – The High-Level Ministerial Meeting on South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Agricultural Development and Enhanced Food Security in the Arab […]
28/10/2016

At the pre-event of the Global South-South Development Expo 2016,cooperation on Agricultural Development and Food Security is in focus

High-Level Ministerial Meeting on South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Agricultural Development and Enhanced Food Security in the Arab States and Eurasia At  the  pre-event  of  the  Global  South-South  Development  Expo  2016, cooperation  on  Agricultural  Development  and  Food  Security is in focus Dubai, UAE – A  high level  Ministerial  Meeting  is  organized  in  […]
19/10/2016

Water resources management and irrigation systems under climate changes are in the focus of the South-South knowledge exchange and coordination workshop in Morocco

The South-South Knowledge Exchange and Coordination Workshop on water resources and irrigation system under climate change was organized in the framework of the partnership initiative on South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Agricultural Development and Enhanced Food Security (SSTC-ADFS) jointly supported by IFAD, IsDB and UNOSSC. It provided an opportunity for the representatives […]
06/10/2016

Biotechnology experts learned from their peers on new techniques to support development of poultry sector

Gödöllő, Hungary, 12 September. The First Specialized Training on Agricultural Biotechnology within the SSTC-ADFS initiative has helped the experts from the Arab States, Central Asia and Turkey to obtain new skills in chicken primordial germ cell (cPGCs) long-term cultivation and characterization. Agricultural biotechnology is the application of scientific techniques to modify and […]
26/06/2016

Kyrgyzstan: ARTASIAN – transforming handmade craftsmanship into sustainable businesses

Artasian.co is an online marketplace created to help talented artisans in selling handmade products both in the local and international markets.  ArtAsian is a place where everyone can buy handmade and change lives of thousands talented artisans across Central Asia. The solution contributes to the conservation of the Central Asian cultures and […]
26/06/2016

Hungary: how SMS helps preventing food forgery and support indigenous breeds producers

To get required information a consumer needs to use an identification number of cattle seen on a label of packed meat as a SMS number. In the response the consumer receives SMS with detailed information on the requested piece of meat.This became a reality when in 2008 the Breeders’ Association of Hungarian […]
02/06/2016

Towards greater partnership of the government, private sector and civil society in Somalia

The two-decade conflict in Somalia resulted in a collapse of the country’s political, civil  and economic institutions, which are now in the process of re-emerging. Currently, Somalia’s economy is dominated by the informal sector and is predominantly based on agriculture and livestock, which accounts for about 65 percent of the GDP and […]
30/05/2016

Egypt’s “Educate me” Learning Model: successful approach of inclusive education

Educate Me, a non-profit foundation, was started by a small group of young Egyptians as a fundraising initiative to reinstate financially underprivileged children in Giza governorate, back to school. Educate Me has developed the learner-centered skills-based educational model that works on developing children’s knowledge skills and values. The model incorporates ‘global 21st century skills, […]
30/05/2016

Azerbaijan’s ASAN Service: Easy access to public services for the population

“Azerbaijan Service and Assessment Network” (ASAN) aims to provide public services in an easy, transparent, accessible and comfortable way. It was established in 2012 as part of the comprehensive reforms on the modernization of public administration and public service delivery. ASAN Xidmət centers are “one-stop shop”-based locations and render services on the “single […]
10/04/2016

National focal points on South-South and Triangular Cooperation met to discuss the common issues and opportunities for coordination of SSTC

New York, 29-31 March 2016.The Familiarization and Experience exchange workshop was organized in the framework of ongoing efforts for capacity development for national South-South Coordination Units in the Arab States, Europe and the CIS with anticipated contribution to the advancement of the practical models for the coordination of South-South and Triangular Cooperation […]