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ESCWA and Institut des Finances Bassel Fuleihan discuss cooperation opportunities

09
February
2018
Beirut , Lebanon

Beirut, 9 February 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)—Representatives from ESCWA and the Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan (IoF) met on Thursday to discuss opportunities for cooperation on economic and social priorities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 
ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim visited the civil service learning center in Beirut for a meeting with its director, Ms. Lamia Moubayed Bsat. They discussed how to address institutional challenges to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as main results from work undertaken in 2017 and joint projects that could be carried out in 2018.
 
Ms. Moubayed Bsat expressed appreciation for the quality of the discussions related to the SDGs, while Mr. Alhakim underlined the importance of increasing mutual cooperation between ESCWA and IoF.
 
The Executive Secretary was accompanied by his Special Assistant, Mohanad Al-Musawi, as well as by the ESCWA Regional Advisor for Sustainable Development Goals and Social Policies, Adib Nehme.

 

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For more information:
 
Nabil Abu-Dargham +961-70-99 31 44email: dargham@un.org  
Ms Rania Harb: +961-70-008879  harb1@un.org
Ms Mirna Mahfouz:  +961-70-827372   mahfouz@un.org
Mr Haidar Fahs: +961-70-079021  haydar.fahs@un.org