AWO participates in:
Regional Consultation Meeting on the Environment and Natural Resources of the Arab Forum on Sustainable Development and the High-level Political Forum
2/26/2019
AWO participates in the Regional Consultation Meeting on the Environment and Natural Resources of the Arab Forum on Sustainable Development and the High-level Political Forum 2019, which organized by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in partnership with League of Arab States and the UN Environment Program, During the period 27-28 February 2019 in Cairo.
The meeting aims to produce a final document containing a set of key messages, conclusions and recommendations reflecting regional views on the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The meeting revolves around four main themes: environmental education, the promotion of green jobs initiatives, the separation of economic growth from environmental degradation and armed conflict.
It is worth mentioning that the outcome document of this meeting will be presented to the 2019 Arab Forum for Sustainable Development to be held in Beirut from 9-11 April 2019.