31/08/2010 Dayah, UN Special Rapporteur Discuss Environmental Situation in Syria
Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Kawkab al-Sabah Daya discussed on Monday with the United Nations Special Rapportuer on the Right to Food
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30/08/2010 SPC, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Discuss Food and Economic Situation in Syria
Chairman of the State Planning Commission (SPC) Dr. Amer Hosni Lutfi said on Sunday the priorities of the new five-year plan focus on
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31/08/2010 Ban hails role played by civil society in advancing global health
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have an invaluable role to play in advancing global health goals, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today
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Al Ghab Development Programme is Signed (2010-02-03)
A project aimed at up scaling the developing process of the “Al-Ghab” region has been signed at the State Planning Commission as a joint collaboration between the State Planning Commission (SPC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Food and Agriculture organization (FAO).
The purpose of this project is to enhance the current efforts that are in place to improve the living standards of the citizens of the Al-Ghab region. The focus of this project is to create investment opportunities and develop policy and legal frameworks to support the agriculture, agro-industry, local tourism, housing, water resource management, and the ability to implement sustainable and environmentally sound development projects’.
Located in the governorate of Hama, Al-Ghab is a highly populated region with more than 300,000 people living in 134 villages spreading over more than 140,799 hectares of land. Approximately 62% of this land is made up of fertile agricultural soils, 26.2 % forests in addition to 9.6 % of non-arable land and 2.3 % of grass-plains and pastures. The region has a high development potential due to the abundant natural resources and favorable rainfall and water resources. The region also enjoyed uncontaminated air quality in addition to impressive landscapes that have a touristic potential.
Signatories of the project document include: H.E. Amer Husni Lutfi Head of State Planning Commission, Mohamed Hassan Mansour (Director of General Commission for Management and Development of Al Ghab, and Ismail Ould Cheihk Ahmed United Nations Resident Coordinator.
The duration of the project will be 15 months with a Total budget is US$ 1.717,468
