Marking the 74th anniversary of Egypt’s July 23 Revolution, United Nations Financial and Social Fee for Western Asia (ESCWA) Government Secretary Rania Al-Mashat reaffirmed the organisation’s strategic partnership with Egypt, highlighting the shut cooperation between the 2 sides in advancing sustainable improvement, strengthening nationwide establishments, and selling regional integration.
Al-Mashat additionally prolonged her congratulations to Egypt’s management, authorities, and other people, wishing the nation continued progress, prosperity, safety, and stability.
She stated Egypt is a strategic associate of ESCWA within the Arab area, with the 2 sides sustaining a longstanding partnership based mostly on steady cooperation in implementing improvement programmes that assist nationwide establishments, construct capacities, and advance the Sustainable Improvement Targets (SDGs).
Reflecting the depth of this partnership, ESCWA and Egyptian authorities establishments have applied a broad vary of technical cooperation initiatives lately. These embody the event of the Social Expenditure Observatory in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, the preparation of the State of Improvement in Egypt report, the event of improvement finance instruments and commerce coverage simulation fashions, strengthening the social safety system, supporting insurance policies for individuals with disabilities, enhancing statistical capacities, and increasing cooperation in local weather change, science, expertise, and innovation.
The partnership has additionally targeted on specialised capacity-building programmes, together with coaching alternatives for Egyptian authorities officers by means of the Jusour initiative, contributing to the United Nations’ efforts to assist public administration reform and improve the capabilities of presidency staff.
Constructing on these achievements, Al-Mashat reaffirmed ESCWA’s dedication to additional strengthening its partnership with Egypt in assist of the nation’s nationwide improvement priorities whereas contributing to sustainable improvement and shared prosperity throughout the Arab area.
