1st Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Working Group

The First Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group was held on June 27th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Enhancing Productive Capacity of the Poor in the COMCEC Member Countries: Improving Human Capital”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 13 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Poverty Alleviation Working Group namely, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Benin, Cameroon, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Jordan, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Suriname and Turkey. Representatives of the COMCEC Coordination Office, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Turkey, SESRIC, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH) and some other guests have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences in enhancing the productive capacity of the poor particularly through improving human capital. The Meeting has considered the Studies entitled “Enhancing Productive Capacity of the Poor in the COMCEC Member Countries: Improving Human Capital” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office to the UNDP Turkey and the “COMCEC Poverty Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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1st Meeting Of The COMCEC Trade Working Group

The First Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group was held on June 20th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Promoting the Exports of the SMEs in the OIC Member States: The Role of Trade Promotion Organizations”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 19 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Trade Working Group namely, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mali, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Turkey and Uganda. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT), Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and International Trade Centre (ITC) have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in promoting the SMEs exports in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies namely “Promoting the SMEs Exports in the OIC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office to the OECD and the “COMCEC Trade Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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1st Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group

The First Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group was held on June 6th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Increasing Agricultural Productivity in the COMCEC Region: Improving Irrigation Capacity”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 13 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Agriculture Working Group namely, Afghanistan, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Palestine, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and some other guests have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in water management in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Increasing Agricultural Productivity in the COMCEC Region: Improving Irrigation Capacity” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office to an academician and the “COMCEC Agriculture Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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