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03/04/2017

The South-South Knowledge Exchange and Coordination Workshop on Aquaculture, Tunis, Tunisia

Countries’ successful examples and opportunities for developing Aquaculture sector, which contribute to the improvement of the quality of life, were presented and discussed in a three-day workshop organized in Tunis on 3-5 April 2017. Read more…
31/03/2017

Training on South-South and Triangular Cooperation in Implementing the Agenda 2030 was conducted for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Melioration of the Kyrgyz Republic

Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Republic, 30 March 2017. The two-day training on South-South and Triangular Cooperation in Advancing the Agenda 2030 was conducted for the key staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Melioration of the Kyrgyz Republic. The training was jointly organized by UNOSSC and UN System Staff College within the […]
21/03/2017

Uzbekistan: Mobile Application for Horticulture Farmers

The rapid growth of the agriculture in Uzbekistan has attracted many new entrants all along the commodity value chains from input providers and producers to post-harvest processing, marketing and retail sales actors that in turn increased the demand for reliable, relevant and context specific information in a local language in a mobile […]
21/03/2017

Turkey: Campaign for Preventing Bread Waste

The “Campaign for Preventing Bread Waste” launched by the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) in 2013 with the broad support of the government and civil society, blanketed 12 major cities. It targeted households and bakeries as well as cafeterias, restaurants and hotels with the aim of preventing bread waste and the loss it […]
20/03/2017

New Consultancy Opportunities to Produce Publications on Agricultural Development

Division for Arab States, Europe and the CIS, UNOSSC, initiates the production of thematic publications on scalable and replicable innovative solutions in agricultural development that may contribute to sustainable development in the Arab States and the Europe and the CIS regions and beyond. We would like to invite relevant experts to apply for […]
18/02/2017

The South-South Knowledge Exchange and Coordination Workshop on Public-Private Partnerships, Khartoum, Sudan

Countries’ successful examples and opportunities for public-private partnership in agriculture sector contributing to the improvement of the quality of life for farmers and to enhanced food security, were presented and discussed in a three-day workshop organized in Khartoum, Sudan on 18-20 February 2017. Read more…
17/02/2017

Training Series on South-South and Triangular Cooperation in Implementing the Agenda 2030 will start with the two-day course in Sudan

The first in the series two-day trainings will be organized jointly by UNOSSC and UNSSC for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of the Sudan within the SSTC-ADFS partnership initiative supported by IFAD, IsDB and UNOSSC. This participatory course is organized in the form of a mutual learning whereby the past expertise […]
17/02/2017

Private Sector to Support National Development Priorities: Partnering with State to Enhance Food Security

Khartoum, Sudan, 15 February 2017 – Countries’ successful examples and opportunities for public-private partnership in agriculture sector contributing to improvement of the quality of life for farmers and to enhanced food security,  will be presented and discussed in a three-day workshop organized in Khartoum, Sudan on 18-20 February 2017. The South-South Knowledge […]
01/01/2017

Training Series on South-South & Triangular Cooperation in Implementing the Agenda 2030

The training series assists participants in building a common understanding of the theory and practice to help promote the SouthSouth and Triangular Cooperation in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The two-day trainings are being organized jointly by UNOSSC and UNSSC for the Ministries of Agriculture of the following participating […]
21/12/2016

UNOSSC Division for Arab States, Europe and the CIS Annual Report 2016

The report summarizes deliverables produced in compliance with the UNOSSC Guiding Frameworks and Regional Strategic Approach based on the overall operational context. In the course of 2016, and as an integral part of the joint advisory offering the Division continued to build up a range of tailor-made support services for the UN […]
13/12/2016

First joint training course on “UN Catalytic Support to South-South & Triangular Cooperation in Implementing the Agenda 2030” launched in Bonn

Bonn, 29 November-1 December 2016 On 29th November, UN staff, government focal points and development practitioners from 14 countries, including the Arab states, Europe and CIS, came together for the launch of a three-day course on “UN Catalytic Support to South-South & Triangular Cooperation in Implementing the Agenda 2030” organized in Bonn, […]
20/11/2016

National and international stakeholders discuss opportunities for cross-regional cooperation in the Arab States, Europe and the CIS at the Special Session at the GSSD EXPO 2016

Dubai, UAE, 2 November 2016 – The Special Session aimed to provide the participants with better understanding of cross-regional cooperation as one of the practical models of South-South Cooperation that could be applied as a collaboration framework in attaining certain national development priorities. It is also expected that the participating national focal […]