AL, UNDP sign cooperation memorandum

A memorandum of cooperation was signed on Tuesday in Cairo between the Arab League and the UN Development Program with the objective of promoting human development in the Arab region.

On behalf of the AL the agreement was signed by AL Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid and on the UN side by the chairman of the UNDP's regional Arab office in New York, Fawaz Fawq al-Adeh.

In a press conference he held following the signing ceremony, the AL chief said the agreement is an important step toward strengthening common Arab efforts.

The agreement covers three main fields of concern to social and economic development in the Arab region. Among its areas of interest are studying the basics of country-of-origin for Arab commodities to facilitate inter-Arab trade exchange, role of media in encouraging development, dealing with internal migration and highlighting causes relating to poverty and women.