Minister of International Cooperation, Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, paid a visit to Sinai on Sunday to monitor the progress of developmental projects being implemented and are funded by the Saudi Fund for Development and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development as part of the Sinai Peninsula Development Program. During her visit, the Minister stressed on the significance of these projects in diversifying Sinai’s economy and creating stronger connections with the Bedouin communities to ensure that they are the main actors in achieving broader and more robust growth. The development program also adopts a unified strategy in development by achieving the ministry’s global partnerships narrative: people, projects and purpose. Al Mashat added that the Ministry of International Cooperation aims to promote the principles of economic diplomacy to strengthen the ‘Global Partnerships for Effective Development’. These principles include regularly organizing multi-stakeholder platforms to ensure that all projects between development partners are streamlined and effectively coordinated to accelerate the pace of development for the achievement of UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); adopting a consistent Global Partnerships Narrative People&Projects&Purpose (P&P&P); and mapping ODA financing to SDGs for all projects with multilateral and…
Sinai Development Projects Target 26 Bedouin Communities to Invest in Human Potential
September 15, 2020
