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MATRIX OF ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE UN-LAS CO LLABORATION

Geneva, 17-19 June 2014

COOPERATION ON SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES

OBJECTIVES

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UN

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To enhance cooperation to help Arab region to crystallize its developmental priorities within the post 2015 agenda

Organize expert meetings and regional consultations within the frame work of implementing the recommendations of the Arab conference (Amman 10-11/5/2014) on the priorities of the Arab region for SDGs for the post 2015 Development agenda

DSPD* Health Dept Humanitarian Assistance Dept WFC* ESR* PPEMD* ALO ALECSO ARADO

ESCWA UNDP + UNDG Group, RCM

2014 -2015 - The DSP organized with cooperation with ESCWA and UNDG group ministerial conference (on defining the goals and objectives of Arab development priorities for post 2015) 27-30/11/2014 in Sharm Al Shekh , the conference discussed the results of the Amman conference (10-10/5/2014) and declared priority Areas as Formulated in Amman Declaration witch was adopted by the Sharm alshekh ministerial meeting of Arab Social Ministerial Council, The ministerial conference adopted Matrix of Arab priorities within the post 2015 development agenda.

*) Development and Social Policies Department. *) Women, Family and Childhood Department. *) Education and Scientific Research Department. *) Population Policies, Expatriates, and Migration department.

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- As a follow up on Amman Declaration, PPEMD participated in the above mentioned Sharm Al Shekh meeting. Addressing a paper on "The Arab region priorities on population issues in the framework of comprehensive and sustainable development beyond 2015.

- The Arab Summit in Sharm Al.Shekh (March 2015) Welcomed the out come of the conference by resolution No 631 and asked the specialized Arab councils to put in Arab action plane for implementing the SDG,s with cooperation with UN.

- The DSP is organizing with cooperation with UNDP and labor and social development Ministry in Bahrain Ministerial conference on implementing SDG,s in Arab countries 26-27th of Jan 2016.

- To enhance cooperation to help Arab Region in all sectors related to Social Development

Organize Conference on social policies.

Development and Social Policies DEPT (DSP)

UNDP ESCWA, UNIDO. ECA

2015 LAS (DSP) Dept organized a meeting on the strategic planning of Social Policies in the Arab region 10-11/11/2015 in Tunisia and

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UNDP and ESCWA apologized for not participating.

Capacity building for Social officials in Arab LDCs

Development and Social Policies Dept. ARADO

UNDP, UNIDO

2015 - 2016 The Arab social ministerial council in its 22nd meeting (December 2014) issued Resolution No:757 that adopted capacity building in Palestine. And LAS is coordinating with UNDP within that frame work.

Organize Symposium on rights of people with disabilities within the post 2015 Development Agenda

Social Policies Dept. ALECSO

ESCWA UNHCR

2015 LAS (DSP) Dept will organize in coordination with Social Solidarity Ministry in Egypt a Symposium on the Rights of people of Disability within the SDG,s in cooperation with ESCWA and UNCHR in the 16th and 17th of December in Sharm Al Sheikh.

Update the memorandum of understanding between the LAS and the World Health Organization - EMRO

LAS and EMRO work together to modify and activate joint cooperation in various health issues, and organize mutual conferences and workshops related to tobacco control, and non-communicable diseases, nursing and midwifery, maternal and child health, in

Health Dept WHO/ EMRO 2014 LAS contacted EMRO to organize a meeting on Monday,23 November 2015 to discuss aspects of joint cooperation and update the Memorandum of Understanding that signed between the Sector of Social Affairs (LAS) and EMRO, and the meeting has been postponed From EMRO side.

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addition to supporting Health sectors in Arab countries.

Provide technical and financial support for the Arab LDCs for updating databases for monitoring the spread of AIDS.

The MOU between LAS and UNAIDS is developed to promote cooperation and coordination in reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS, provide material and technical support for the least developed countries.

Health Dept UNAIDS, WHO

2015 LAS will celebrate World AIDS Day on the first of December 2015, in collaboration with UNAIDS, under the slogan "together.. to accelerate to end AIDS". and launching the Regional report on AIDS in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa 2015. LAS participated in the Regional Consultative Meeting on the strengthening of national capacities for effective and flexible response to HIV in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, which took place on 09/30 to 10/01/ 2015 in Cairo, in collaboration with UNAIDS and the Regional Network/ Arab Action Against AIDS (RANA), to follow-up implementation of the Arab AIDS Strategy (2014-2020), and accelerate the rapid response to AIDS in humanitarian emergencies and crisis situations in order to activate each of the Memorandum of

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Understanding signed between the Arab League and RANA.

Coordinate and cooperate with the Joint UN Programme on AIDS, to implement the Arab strategy to combat AIDS

LAS will Organize three workshops on the role of the clergy, media and women, in combating AIDS.

Health Dept UNAIDS, WHO

2014-2016 in collaboration between with UNAIDS and UN Women the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States convened in partnership with the Government of Algeria a high level meeting of women leaders from the MENA region on HIV and gender equality on 10-11 November 2014. The theme of this high level meeting is “Advancing gender equality and the HIV response, as part of the Arab AIDS Strategy 2014-2020 and the Post-2015 development agenda”. This High Level Meeting is organized to support the implementation of the Arab AIDS Strategy (2014-2020) endorsed by the Council of Arab Ministers of Health on March 2014 and in line with the 2011 United Nations General Assembly Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS and to position gender equality and HIV in the Regional Debate on the Post-2015 Development Agenda”. LAS is preparing two workshops on the media's role in addressing the AIDS epidemic, as well as the role of religious leaders in raising

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awareness and remove the stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV during 2016.

Provide financial support for the establishment of small projects for people living with HIV.

LAS with UNAIDS work together to involve supporting small project for people living with HIV in the Arab strategy for HIV/ADIS

Health Dept UNAIDS UNDP (TBC)

2015 - 2016 LAS participated in the regional consultative meeting on social protection and AIDS during 4-6/8/2015 in Sharm El-Sheikh, with the presence of UNDP, UNAIDS, ILO, and representatives from Arab countries, and AIDS programs and officials of the ministries of social affairs managers, and representatives of civil society, the aims of this meeting is to strengthen and integrate the response to AIDS in the health and development efforts and social protection systems to remove AIDS from isolation, work to achieve a decent standard of living for people living with HIV and their families without discrimination and guarantee their rights in social protection, especially of women, girls and children, according to the objectives set out in the Arab strategy to combat AIDS 2014-2020.

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UN

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Child and Maternal Health Organize an inter-country meeting involving high burden Arab countries to review progress in reducing child and maternal mortality (MDGs 4 & 5)

Health Dept WHO 2015 LAS is preparing a study on the maternal health, children and adolescent, through a technical committee formed by Arab Health Ministers Council, and will invite EMRO to participate in its next meeting, April 2016.

Non-Communicable Diseases

Develop the second WHO/LAS Conference to review progress on the implementation of the UNGA political declaration on non-communicable diseases

Health Dept WHO 2015 LAS did not receive information in this regard from EMRO

Universal Health Coverage Develop periodic joint meetings to coordinate work on the universal health coverage

Health Dept WHO, RCM (TBC)

2014 - 2016 LAS propose to invite a technical committee to determine the current situation in the Arab region on universal health coverage, and take advantage of the successful Arab experiences in this regard.

To enhance cooperation in Population Issues

Organize the annual Meeting of National Population Councils and committees (NPCs) in the Arab states,

Population Policies, Expatriates, and Migration Dept

UNFPA, ESCWA

16-18 March 2015

The 16th annual NPCs meeting was organized from 16-18 March 2015 at Fairmont Nile Towers Hotel/Cairo. The Three-Days-meeting was attended by

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representatives of 13 Arab Countries in addition to a number of regional organizations, national institutions and experts working on Population and Development field. The meeting aimed at: (1) ensuring consistency between national and regional stands in respect to the preparation for Arab participation in the 48th meeting of Commission on Population and Development (CPD) from 13-17 April 2015; (2) Following up the ongoing processes on the global and the regional levels to formulate the new post 2015 development agenda; (3) Following up the implementation of Cairo declaration 2013 in line with the proposed reference framework. to strengthen and unify Arab position on population issues.

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UN

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Strengthened national capacities for integrated, sustainable and inclusive population and development policies in the Arab region and implementing the Cairo declaration frame work on the regional and national levels through regional and national consultations.


ESCWA 2014-2016 In this respect a reference framework to the Cairo declaration has been developed to the four priorities adopted by member states in the 15th NPC meeting. The frame work has been addressed to the national population councils for their review and modification based on national needs.

Enhancing countries engagement in CPD


UNFPA ESCWA.

13-17 April 2015

A coordination meeting was organized between the Arab Group at UN and the NPC’s. The main objective of the meeting is to update the Arab permanent delegations with the priorities identified by the fifteenth meeting of NPCs and which are included in the goals and objectives of the 2015 development agenda and to negotiate on the priorities that NPC’s identified.

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Strengthen the role of the Arab Parliamentarians forum in supporting population and development issues , and in advocating for the integration of population dimension into national legislations and allocation of adequate resources to implement the planned population policies and programmes


UNFPA 2015-2017 The Arab Parliamentarian Forum with the support of LAS, UNFPA, and AUC Center for Social Research are preparing for the first general assembly of the Forum, to be held from 26-27 Jan 2016, in Amman, Jordan. The Forum should be attended by representatives from Arab countries parliamentarians, partners from LAS, UNFPA, and SRC. This meeting aims at setting the organizational infra-structure for the Arab Parliamentarian Forum which will include approving the constitutional bylaws and appointing the Secretariat Office, establishing the committees and electing its members, establishing the Secretariat Office in Amman. LAS will provide 2 awareness workshops and 2 Advocacy training workshop to the Forum in 2016-2017 the workshops aims to discuss the critical Population issues that are raising right now and how we can reach the goals of post 2015 agenda.

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Regional Workshop on ICPD-based Post 2015 SDG priority indicators and review in the Arab region,


UNFPA ESCWA

Cairo 5-6 October 2015

The main objective was to build on the results of the Special Session United Nations General Assembly (UNGASS) endorsement of ICPD review agenda which emphasized that ICPD review should be in the core of the SDG agenda beyond 2015 and the importance that all populations to get high quality basic services including health care, education, family planning, and address population related issues including fertility, elderly, infant, child and maternal mortality, and HIV (AIDS). The workshop was attended by some (60) participants from a number of Arab states, ASRO, UNFPA HQ, League of Arab States, UNESCWA and representatives from UNFPA country offices in the Arab region. The list of participants included senior officials from National Statistical Offices, Population Commissions/Councils, Sectoral Ministries, Parliamentarians, Regional and National Research Centers in

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addition to regional and international experts

To coordinate the complementary efforts of actors in the Arab region and promote joint research and interventions on migration

Migration and Development Capacity building (in the framework of the Working Group on International Migration in the Arab Region)

Population Policies, Expatriates and Migration Dept.

WG member agencies

15-18 September 2014

The co-chairs of the working group organized a capacity-building workshop for policymakers from 9 Arab countries of origin, which took place during the period from 15 to18/9/2014, based on the "International Migration and Development Training Modules" developed by IOM, along with the Arabic translation of "Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning" produced by the GMG and translated by ESCWA.

International Migration in the Arab Region: Situation Report 2015 (in the framework of the Working Group on International Migration in the Arab Region) to prepare a joint report to address the knowledge deficit on international migration in the region,


WG member agencies

December 2015

The process of developing the report is being led by the co-chairs of the working group. A concept note was developed and an annotated outline has been agreed between the member agencies. The thematic focus of this report is "Forced Migration, Displacement and Development in a Changing Arab region". An expert group meeting of the

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member agencies and external experts to review the second draft of the report was held on 5-6/3/2015 in Beirut. The final draft of both the English and Arabic versions of the report are now ready.

Workshops for Government Officials of LAS member States in areas of International Migration, Refugees, and Human Displacement

Population Policies, Expatriates and Migration Dept., Human Rights Dept., and Training and Developing Work Methods Dept.

UNHCR, IOM 23-26 June 2014

Two rounds of the training workshop were organized for government officials of LAS member States in areas of international migration, refugees, and human displacement. The first one was held during the period from 9-12/12/2013, while the second was held during the period from 23-26/6/2014. The workshops aimed to build the capacity of LAS Member States in the promotion of the rights of migrants, refugees and internally displaced people. The participants in the workshops represented ministries of: migration and Arab expatriates, foreign affairs, interior and human rights national institutions.

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Capacity building for officials of member states in the field of migration


UNHCR IOM

November 2015

Organized a capacity building workshop to officials of southern Mediterranean Arab states on Irregular irregular Migration and Mixed migration flows during the period 9-12 Nov 2015 at Las headquarters.

Organize a conference on health of refugees in the Arab world and the impact of population movements and refugees on health systems in the region.

Health Dept, Population Policies, Expatriates, and Migration Dept,

WHO Dec 2014, Jan 2015

To enhance cooperation on women & gender issues

Provide technical support to develop the “Arab Women Progress Index.

Women Family and Childhood Department(WFCD), Arab Women Organization (AWO),

UNDP UNIDO, ECA

2015

Cooperate in the execution of a training program targeting Arab women mechanisms to help them develop national action plans of women protection taking into consideration the Regional

Women Family and Childhood Department(WFCD), Arab Women Organization (AWO)

UNIDO UNWomen

2016-2017 WFCD in cooperation with UN Women will Convene a workshop to support Arab Women National Mechanisms to develop National Action Plans on “Women, Peace and Security” during the second half of February 2016 at LAS premises,

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UN

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Strategy: Protection of Arab Women, Peace and Security.

based on the Regional Action Plan “ 2015, launched in UN Headquarters in New York, during the Global Review on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1325 after 15 years.

Cooperate in updating the Arab Strategy to Overcome Violence Against Women: 2011- 2020

Women, Family and Childhood Department( WFCD), Arab Women Organization (AWO)

ESCWA, UN Women, UNODC

2014-2015

Provide technical and financial support to produce educational material aiming to raise political awareness and to promote political education related to women.

Women. Family and Childhood Department( WFCD), Arab Women Organization (AWO)

UNDP, UNDO 2014 -2016

Arab Women Plan for post 2015 Development agenda, Implementation of the” Cairo Declaration for Arab Women: Opportunities and Challenges”

Women, Family and Childhood Department (WFCD), Arab Women Organization (AWO)

UN Women ESCWA UNDP, ECA

2015-2016 In collaboration with relevant

stakeholders, in particular with UN

Women and ESCWA, WFCD has

prepared the strategic framework

for the Plan of Action of "Cairo

Declaration for Arab Women:

Opportunities and Challenges. The

WFCD has updated the document

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UN

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according to the received

comments from Member States

LAS ministerial Council has adopted

the Cairo Declaration for Arab

women and its Plan of Action as a

“Post -2015 development agenda

for Arab Women” during its

ordinary session (144) held on

September 13th

, 2015.

With regards to the implementation of the “Cairo Declaration for Arab Women”, WFC department organized a workshop on “Gender & Elections” with UNDP. The WFCD in partnership with UN Women has also launched a Regional Network “Khadija” to serve as a Platform for Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Arab region .

Develop a Plan of Action for the Regional Strategy" Protection of Arab Women: Peace and Security" SCR1325

Women, Family and Childhood Department Arab Women organization

UNWomen, ESCWA UNDP

2015-2016 WFCD has developed the Regional

Action Plan (RAP) for the regional

strategy " protection of Arab

Women: peace and security" , the

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(AWO) RAP guided by international and

regional instruments, resolutions

and treaties focusing UNSC

resolutions on WPS starting from

1325 in 2000 and the six UNSC

supporting resolutions 1820,

1888,1889, 1960, 2016, 2122. WFCD has circulated the RAP to the

member states to send their

comments on it. WFC D updated

the RAP according to the received

comments from Member States

LAS ministerial Council has adopted

the Regional Plan of Action

“Protection of Arab Women: Peace

and Security” during its ordinary

session (144) held on September

13, 2015.

WFCD in collaboration with UN

Women launched the Regional Plan

of Action during the Global Review

on the implementation of UNSC

resolution 1325 after 15 years in UN

headquarters , New York , with the

participation of Ms. Phumzile

Mlambo-Ngcuka ,Under-Secretary-

General and Executive Director of

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UN Women,

WFCD has submitted a regional

report on the implementation of

the Women Peace and Security

Regional Strategy on WPS and the

resolution 1325 to be considered on

the preparation of the Global

Review on the implementation of

1325.

WFCD will convene a conference on

“Women, Peace and Security in the

Arab Region” in cooperation with

UN Women, during the period 30-

31 January, 2015,. The conference

will focus on the impact of conflicts

on Women and Girls, will provide

platform to share experiences, good

practices and information

regarding the implementation of

WPS national obligations and to

encourage Member states to

develop their National Action Plan.

Capacity building for Woman in microfinance institutions

Women, Family and Childhood Department(WFCD), Arab Women

UN Women 2015 - 2016

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Organization (AWO), AICTO

Training of cadres responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of women’s literacy

ALECSO, Women, family and childhood dept. Women, Family and Childhood Department (WFCD), ALECSO,

UNIDO , UNESCO (TBC)

2015 - 2016

Implementing the Spring Forward project

Women, Family and Childhood Department (WFCD)

UN Women In collaboration with Center of Arab

Women for training and research

(CAWTAR), WFC Department has

prepared country profiles for 20

member states cover the legal

framework for each country with

special focus on Women related

issues, the country profiles has

been circulated to the member

states to update it and send their

modifications.

WFCD participated in the "Arab

parliamentarians Network" meeting

held on 27th

-28th

May 2015 in Cairo.

WFCD, in collaboration with UN

Women, launched “Khadija”

Network for Arab Women

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UN

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Economic Empowerment on

September 16th

-17th

, 2015 at the

LAS premises, with the attendance

of the Secretary General of the

League of Arab States,

WFCD will hold a conference in

collaboration with UN Women on

“Women’s Economic

Empowerment” in the first quarter

of 2016.

Launching Beijing+20 follow-up report

Women, Family and Childhood Department(WFCD),

UN Women ESCWA

2014-2015 The regional report on the

implementation of the Beijing+20

has been adopted in a high-

ministerial meeting that was held

on 2-3 February 2015, in Cairo, with

the attendance of the Secretary

General of the League of Arab

States, the Executive Director of UN

Women and the Executive Secretary

of the UN ESCWA.

The regional report was then

submitted to the CSW 59th session,

in New York, and was adopted to be

part of the international report.

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Participate in the Conference on Arab Women’s Empowerment through ICT

Women, Family and Childhood Department(WFCD), AICTO,

ESCWA (TBC)

2015 - 2016

To enhance cooperation on youth issues

Preparing and issuing a regional report on Arab youth,

Population Policies, Expatriates, and Migration Dept Youth Dept.

UNFPA, ECA 2014-2015 In collaboration with UNFPA, LAS has prepared The Arab Youth Report 2013: “From Protest to Citizenship”. The report was published under the ICPD regional report and translated into Arabic in 2015.

Establish a data base on market demand for employment and organize a meeting to discuss training needs in the Arab states.

AICTO, ALO ILO (TBC), UNIDO

2016

Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Programme (EDIP) focused on youth

ALECSO, AICTO, Youth Dept

UNIDO 2015 - 2016

International forum on Empowering Arab Youth through ICT – Job opportunities

AICTO, ALO, ALECSO Youth Dept

ILO , UNDP UNESCO, ITU, UNIDO, ESCWA, ECA

2015

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Childhood and Child Rights issues

Prepare a strategy and a POA for: Child Protection in Peace &Security.

Women, Family and Childhood Dept.

UNICEF UNCHR, WHO

2015-2016 Child Protection in Peace &Security will be a main pillar within the "Arab Strategy on protecting refugee children", as one of the Arab VAC committee 12th meeting's recommendations (LAS premises- Nov 2014)

Convene a conference on "Syrian Children…Not to lose a generation (NLG)" Implementing the NLG Strategy to protect Syrian Children from violence, abuse, and exploitation; to provide them with protection, health, and education services.

Women, Family and Childhood Dept., ALECSO

UNICEF UNHCR, WHO, OCHA

2015 - 2016 The Department is following up with the UNICEF regional office to convene the conference.

Prepare a "Comprehensive Strategy to Promote Child rights in the Arab Region - post 2015"

Women, Family and Childhood Dept.,

UNICEF UNHCR WHO UNSRSG for Violence Against Children UNSRSG for Children in armed conflicts ILO

2015-2016 The WFC Dept has organized the third meeting of the Arab Steering Committee for Child Rights to develop The Arab Strategy to Promote Children’s Status in the Arab Region Post 2015, on Sept. 14th and 15th 2015 at LAS Headquarters, where the strategy framework had been discussed which tackles several issues, including conditions of refugee

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children in armed conflicts, aiming to set some mechanisms to provide protection, habilitation, education and health services to displaced and refugee children. Also, the issue of violence against children, aiming to enhance national child protection systems at the local level, set preventive programmes, limit early marriage and children sexual exploitation. The Strategy is also addressing the issues of early childhood, children in conflict with law, children with disabilities, child labour issues, children with imprisoned mothers, children and managing crises resulting from disasters. the committee requested the WFC Dept to prepare “The Arab Strategy to Promote Children’s Status in the Arab Region Post 2015” and its Plan of Action to be considered as the Arab agenda to promote childhood conditions in the region during the period of 2015 – 2030, in cooperation with several experts and academia of good experience, as

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well as, all related Arab, regional and international organizations, taking into consideration the general framework of the strategy as well as the following international and regional references

"Children, Not Soldiers" Campaign

Women, Family and Childhood Dept.,

Office of the Special Representative of the UNSG for Children and armed Conflict

2015-2016 1- A preparatory meeting convened with the UNSRSG for Children and armed Conflict office on oct.,29th 2015 at LAS Headquarters. 2- A joint statement has been circulated among MS to encourage those which are not part of the CRC OP on the involvement of children in armed conflict to ratify it. 3- A joint statement will be circulated to the MS which are part of “children not soldiers campaign” 4- A joint Declaration will be published in conjunction with the Summit (2016), to renew the commitments of MS to protect the rights of children affected by armed conflicts in the region.

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Prepare a desk review on the Status & implementation of policies, laws, and legislations pertaining to children's rights in Arab countries


UNICEF 2015-2016

Prepare the third edition of the "Comparative Arab Report on implementing the recommendations of the UN secretary General’s study on Violence Against Children"


UN SRSG for Violence Against Children UNICEF

2015-2016 The WFC Dept is currently developing the questionnaire to be circulated to MS, the report will tackle the following issues: o Child protection in the Arab

region: Peace and Security. o Child rights in emergencies,

armed conflicts, political unrest conditions.

o ICT and violence against children.

o juvenile justice and restorative justice.

o Early childhood development. o Corporal punishment o Child care institutions. In addition to revising the MS situation regarding the CRC and its OPs, and follow up on the 2nd report’s recommendations. It is planned to issue the Arab VAC 3 in September 2016, on the

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UN

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occasion of the 10th anniversary of the UN VAC study, in cooperation with UNSRSG VAC office and UNICEF in a side event during the General Assembly meetings as was the case with the 1st and 2nd reports.

Prepare criteria and indicators for the quality of Early Childhood Programs

Woman, family and Childhood Department

UNICEF

2015-2016

To promote & coordinate the education sector as to meet prevailing socio-economic needs

Following up the "Arab Decade for adult learning and literacy 2015-2024".

Education and Scientific Research Dept + ALECSO

UNESCO 2015 - 2016 The Arab summit held in sharm elsheikh in march 2015 has adopted the Arab decade for adult learning and literacy 2015-2024, The first coordination meeting was held in January 2015 successfully approved the action plan and agenda of the decade. The second coordination meeting will be held in February 2016.

To meet youth un-employability and a changing labour market

Organize a workshop on new Teaching Skills for work and life. (TVET)(∗)

Education and Scientific Research dept ALECSO

UNESCO 2015 Education department convened a workshop on The Challenges of Developing English Skills and Opportunities for Young People

∗) Technical and Vocational Education and Training

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UN

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across the Arab Countries: Demand and Supply, in January 2015. This workshop discussed the skills needed for Arab youth for work and life.

Developing language tools and building institutional capacities with respect to the promotion of Arabic language on the Internet

ALECSO

UNESCO

2015 - 2016

Support producing, using and sharing the Open Educational Resources (OER)

ALECSO UNESCO WB

2015 - 2016

Enhance the Accessibility of Persons with Disabilities to ICT and e-content.

ALECSO Development and Social Policies Dept

ITU UNESCO G3ICT

2015 - 2016

Promoting Arabic Language Education for non-native speakers through Information and Communication Technologies

ALECSO

UNESCO (TBC)

2015 - 2016

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To maintain the education of students from conflicts areas

Support, initiate, and issue the appropriate resolutions and regulations in hosting countries to guarantee education of refugees from neighbouring countries

Education and Scientific Research ALECSO

UNESCO Suggest adding UNHCR

2014 - 2016 -The drafted MOU on providing E- learning to refugees in conflicts areas, which was supposed to be signed between LAS and UNHCR, has been postponed for further considerations. -LAS also succeeded to provide higher education for 50 refugees' students in Portugal (they are in their second year now) with cooperation with several international bodies,

To Enhance Cooperation in Intercultural Dialogue,

LAS (Social Affairs Sector- Dialogue of Civilizations Dept.) submitted the final version of the Unified Arab Strategy for Inter Civilizations Dialogue to the Sixth UNAOC Global Forum which was held in August 2014 in Bali – Indonesia.

Dialogue of Civilizations Dept,

UNAOC, 2015 LAS (Social Affairs Sector – Culture & Dialogue of Civilizations Department) has organized a meeting for the Arab Focal Points on the 28th of August 2014 , the meeting discussed the next steps towards preparing the Plan of Action of the Arab Regional Strategy for Intercultural Dialogue, that has been submitted afterwards during the 6th UNAOC Global Forum which was held on 29 – 30 August 2014 in Bali, Indonesia. LAS held another meeting on 20 – 21 October 2014 in the General

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Secretariat headquarters, were the Arab Focal Points have requested a revision of the Strategy; and the next meeting is going to take place at its headquarters as well, on 14 – 15 December 2014. - On 27-28th of May 2015 the Arab Focal Points to the UNAOC held a meeting at the premises of the Arab League in Cairo to explore the possibilities of developing and promoting the Unified Arab Strategy according to the Arab Member States perspectives. -During this meeting the Arab Focal Points amended the Strategy’s title to be the “Unified Arab Strategic Plan for the Alliance of Civilizations 2016-2019. They also drafted the preamble, international and Arab references, objectives and joint programs and activities of the Arab Strategic Plan . -LAS is in the process to hold the Arab Focal Points meeting in Cairo 20-22 December 2015 to discuss the Arab joint programs and activities to be integrated in the Strategic Plan.

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The Guidebook for History Textbooks Authors: "On a Common Path". Coordination meeting with all stakeholders (UNESCO – ISESCO - Anna Lindh Foundation – Swedish Institute in Alexandria) on 3 December 2013 at LAS premises; and will organize another meeting to discuss the updates and finalize the project

Dialogue of Civilizations Dept.

UNESCO 2015 LAS ( Social Affairs Sector – Dialogue of Civilizations Dept.) is in the process to organize the second coordinating meeting with the stakeholders of the project during the second half of February 2016, to discuss the finalization of the project.

Develop exchange programs between young people involved in the Alliance of Civilizations and the Arab League in order to enhance their experience and skills. Visit to Egypt planned following successful visits to Morocco, Jordan and Qatar

Dialogue of Civilizations Dept

UNAOC Q4, 2015 - LAS ( Social Affairs Sector – Dialogue of Civilizations Dept.) organized the Fellowship program in Egypt in coordination with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations(UNAOC). - LAS hosted 13 young leaders from various European countries, United States of America and Canada during 20-24 October 2015. -The program included the arrangement of meetings ,lectures and visits to governmental and non-governmental institutions, educational and religious agencies ,

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media, think tanks , human rights center and LAS headquarters. -The program also included cultural visits to the Egyptian Museum, Pyramids and Sphinx, Khan El- Khalili area and Al-Azhar Mosque.

Develop training programs and workshops on intercultural dialogue, culture, arts, communication skills, civil society, media, etc.

Dialogue of Civilizations Dept.

ALECSO

2015 - LAS Dialogue Civilizations Dept. Proposed carrying out capacity building programs in terms of dialogue and communication skills in collaboration with the UNESCO in the upcoming period.

To inhance cooperation in protection of Arab cultural heritage

cooperation to set up an Arab strategy for the protection of Arab cultural heritage with in the implementation activation of the Security Council resolution No. 2199 dated 2015 on the protection of the threatened heritage

Culture Dept

ALECSO

UNESCO 2015-2016

coordination and cooperation between the two sides to hold a high-level international

Culture Dept ALECSO

UNESCO 2015-2016

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conference to discuss the serious repercussions suffered by the Arab heritage.

Coordination between the two sides to hold workshops on the importance of developing methods of protection of historical heritage sites, especially in Syria and Iraq.

Culture Dept ALECSO

UNESCO 2015-2016

cooperation in celebrating Arabic Language Day".

Culture Dept ALECSO

UNESCO 2015-2016 To he held December 2015 at the headquarters of the Arab League

cooperation in organizing training sessions of the Arabic language to non-native speakers,

Culture Dept ALECSO

UNESCO 2015-2016

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Cooperation in the preparation of "Plan for Cultural Development beyond 2015" with in the implementation of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 223/68, which stressed that culture is the key to development beyond 2015.

Culture Dept ALECSO

UNESCO 2015-2016

Establishment of an international committee for the protection of Arab cultural heritage, composed by LAS Arab parliament the, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),

Culture Dept ALECSO

UNESCO 2015-2016 The first coordination meeting was held On 19/10/2015 at the LAS, and based upon it has been invited to UNESCO and ISESCO and ALECSO and the Arab Parliament directed to participate in the Second Preparatory Meeting to he held on 08/12/2015 at LAS, and to discuss the steps needed to make an international mechanism for the protection of cultural heritage in the

Arab region.

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To Enhance Cooperation in Scientific Research

Promotion of scientific research policies in Arab Region (TBC)

ALECSO Education and Scientific Research

UNESCO (TBC)

2015 - 2016 The Arab strategy for promoting scientific research in Arab countries was approved by Ministers of Education in Saudi Arabia in 2014, and it will be adopted in the upcoming Economic and Social Summit (January 2016). LAS together with the European investment bank have organized an expert meeting to identify a number of indicators to enable measuring the innovation in scientific research in Arab countries. LAS and the European Union convened a workshop on Horizon 2020 program to support and finance scientific research in Arab countries.

Enhance cooperation on humanitarian assistance

Provide technical support to LAS in the implementation of the Arab Summit resolution calling for the establishment of an Arab mechanism, within LAS’s Secretariat, for the coordination of humanitarian and social affairs (ongoing process).

Humanitarian Assistance Dept.

OCHA UNHCR

2014 - 2016

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Provide consultancy and guidelines for LAS about how to develop a framework of a humanitarian strategy to enhance existing capacities and partnership.


OCHA UNHCR

2014 - 2016

Enhance the exchange of information relating to the preparing for and responding to humanitarian crises (including reporting on financial/in-kind contributions);


OCHA . UNHCR

2014 - 2016

Enhance joint advocacy on humanitarian issues and raise awareness on humanitarian crises through public statements, briefings to key stakeholders and joint missions to humanitarian contexts.

Humanitarian Assistance Dept

OCHA UNHCR

2014 - 2016

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co-chairing the "Regional steering group" that led the conceptual and logistical planning of the " MENA regional consultation of the first World Humanitarian Summit,2016 " which been held in 3-5, March, 2015 in Jordan. * co-chairing the MENA regional consultantion itself and approving the " co-chairing summary report” that results from the consultation. * Following up the continuing process of the Summit. Exploring adhering to the recommendations directed to organizations on the final report of MENA Consultation.

Humanitarian Assistance Dept

OCHA UNHCR

2014 - 2016

Providing data needed for up grading regional family health and population database

• Carrying out family health and demographic surveys in some Arab countries.

• Up grading national capacities in the areas of data collection, processing , analysis and utilization in

Social studies and surveys Unit

UNFPA, WHO regional offices (ASRO and EMRO) and ESCWA ECA

Continued

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policy formulation • Preparing for regional

survey on Youth issues • Preparing for the multi

dimensional poverty surveys in Arab region

• Participate in developing the SDg’s indicators

With social development policies Department (DSP)

matrix of activities within the framework of the …...universal health coverage develop periodic...

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