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Closer collaboration with Arab countries: UN-SPIDER gives training course in Riyadh and attends meetings in Jeddah
UN-SPIDER staff visited the Training College of the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences to give a half-day lecture. The goal was to give an overview about the UN-SPIDER Programme and its activities, which met a high interest from the participants. The event was attended by about 40 civil defense managers from eleven Arab countries.
In Jeddah, a presentation about the UN-SPIDER Programme was delivered to the Business Continuity Committee of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) upon invitation of the Bank’s Vice President.
Furthermore, similar introductions were given to the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) as well as the OIC’s Assistant Secretary General, Humanitarian Affairs, and the Director General of the Department of Science and Technology, to the Deputy President for Environmental Affairs of the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment of the Ministry of Defense and Aviation, and to representatives of the Engineering School of the King Abdul Aziz University (KAAU).
The aim of these introductions was to raise awareness of the UN-SPIDER Programme and to assess potential for future support and cooperation on various activities.
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| News type | Inbrief |
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| Source of information | UN-SPIDER |
| Subject(s) | HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID |
| Geographical coverage | Saudi Arabia, |
| News date | 05/04/2011 |
| Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
