About US | Work Program | Field Activities | Statutory Bodies | Information Resources | Related Links | News | Events | Sitemap Search  Events Archive Title Year All 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001All Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Home Meetings and Events Workshop of the Near East National Correspondents to FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessment Programme Location Alexandria, Egypt From: 13 Oct 2008 To: 16 Oct 2008 Participating Countries Officially Nominated National Correspondents from the Near East Region in their capacity as focal points for FRA 2010. Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE , University of Alexandria Responsible Officers D. Kone FAO Launches the Regional Agricultural Information Network in Syria Location Damascus, Syria From: 12 Oct 2008 To: 14 Oct 2008 Participating Countries Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations ACSAD, AOAD, Bioversity International, FAO/RNE, GFAR, ICARDA, ICBA, IFPRI Responsible Officers M. Latif 11th General Conference of AARINENA Location Damascus, Syria From: 12 Oct 2008 To: 14 Oct 2008 Participating Countries Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations ACSAD, AOAD, Bioversity International, FAO/RNE, GFAR, ICARDA, ICBA, IFPRI Responsible Officers M. Latif Workshop on “The Use of Participatory Epidemiology to strengthen HPAI Surveillance Capacity” Location Ain El-Sokhna , Egypt From: 28 Aug 2008 To: 30 Aug 2008 Participating Countries Egypt Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, The General Organization of Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR) Responsible Officers T. Ettel Workshop on Biosecurity & Insurance for the Poultry Industry Location Cairo, Egypt From: 30 Jul 2008 To: 30 Jul 2008 Participating Countries Egypt Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, The General Organization of Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR) Responsible Officers T. Ettel Experts Meeting to Finalize the Draft Voluntary Guidelines for Good Forestry Practices in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of the Near East Region Location Tunisia , Tunisia From: 22 Jul 2008 To: 24 Jul 2008 Participating Countries Egypt , Algeria , Iraq, Mauritania , Morocco , Saudi Arabia ,Sudan ,Tunisia ,Turkey ,Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations The League of Arab States (LAS), The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), The Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD), The Arab Organization For Agricultural Development (AOAD), The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), FAO Responsible Officers D. Kone A Regional Consultation to Review the Draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) Location Cairo, Egypt From: 21 Jul 2008 To: 23 Jul 2008 Participating Countries Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Qatar, Sudan, Yemen and Saudi Arabia Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations International Plant Protection Convention, FAO Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi Workshop on “Strengthening Food and Agricultural Statistics in the Arab Countries” Location Amman, Jordan From: 20 Jul 2008 To: 24 Jul 2008 Participating Countries most of the Arab League member countries, FAO , FAO/RNE, AOAD Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations AITRS, FAO/RNE, AOAD Responsible Officers M. Barre Workshop for a project on Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems (FIVMS) Location Cairo, Egypt From: 13 Jul 2008 To: 13 Jul 2008 Participating Countries Egypt Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, Food Security Information Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (FSIC) Responsible Officers M. Barre A regional training workshop on the “Use of Geographic Information System in Fisheries Management” Location Tunisia, Tunisia From: 07 Jul 2008 To: 11 Jul 2008 Participating Countries Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Language French - Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies (INSTM) of Tunisia , FAO Responsible Officers P. Mannini A training workshop on the implementation of Standard Number 15 (Wood packaging material in the international trade) Location Alexandria , Egypt From: 30 Jun 2008 To: 03 Jul 2008 Participating Countries Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Jordan and Oman Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations The Egyptian Central Administration for Plant Quarantine, FAO Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi National Seminar on the Implementation of Rotterdam Convention in Oman Location Muscat, Oman From: 23 Jun 2008 To: 23 Jun 2008 Participating Countries Oman Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations 30 Omani officials representing different sectors related to the chemicals management and trade Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi A Training Course on Methodologies for Fish Stock Assessment Location Cairo, Egypt From: 22 Jun 2008 To: 26 Jun 2008 Participating Countries Egypt, Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Libya, Malta, Morocco and Slovenia Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), FAO Responsible Officers P. Mannini A Regional Workshop on “Expansion in Biofuel and Soaring Food Prices: Implications for Agricultural and Food Policies in the Near East and North Africa” Location Cairo, Egypt From: 02 Jun 2008 To: 04 Jun 2008 Participating Countries Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan, Sudan, Bahrain, Yemen and Iraq Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation - Egypt, FAO Responsible Officers M. Saade A Regional Expert Meeting on Controlling Qat Production in Yemen Location Sanaa, Yemen From: 14 May 2008 To: 14 May 2008 Participating Countries Yemen Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations FAO - other UN Agencies - Yemeni Ministries for Agriculture, Planning and Trade, farmers’ associations - NGOs. Responsible Officers N. Elamin International Experts Consultation Meeting on Spate Irrigation Location Cairo, Egypt From: 07 Apr 2008 To: 10 Apr 2008 Participating Countries 25 specialists from around the world Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO Responsible Officers M. Bazza RECOFI’s Technical Workshop on Aquatic Animal Health Location Jeddah, Saudi Arabia From: 06 Apr 2008 To: 10 Apr 2008 Participating Countries Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO , FAO/RNE ,Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) , Jeddah Fish Farming Centre Responsible Officers P. Mannini Regional Workshop for Strengthening National Information Communication Management Focal Units in Near East Region Location Muscat, Oman From: 08 Jan 2008 To: 10 Jan 2008 Participating Countries Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations AARINENA, FAO, GFAR, ICARDA Responsible Officers M. Latif, S. Rudgard Regional Agricultural Biotechnology Network Expert Consultation Meeting Location Cairo, Egypt From: 15 Dec 2007 To: 16 Dec 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, Cyprus, Iran, Lebanon, Libya , Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia, Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations AARINENA , ICARDA, FAO, GFAR, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation-Egypt Responsible Officers M. Latif Expert Consultation on “Micronutrient Deficiencies: Can Agriculture Meet the Challenge” Location Cairo, Egypt From: 11 Dec 2007 To: 13 Dec 2007 Participating Countries Near East Member Countries, concerned with “Plant, Nutrition Management and Human Nutrition and Health” Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations international and regional organizations , concerned with “Plant, Nutrition Management and Human Nutrition and Health” Responsible Officers F. Hachem A Regional Expert Meeting on Forest Health and Invasive Species in the Near East in Tunisia Location Hammamet, Tunisia From: 11 Dec 2007 To: 13 Dec 2007 Participating Countries Iran, Lebanon, Morocco, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Language Arabic - French Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE Responsible Officers D. Kone A Regional Experts Consultation on Good Forestry Practices in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Location Alexandria, Egypt From: 03 Dec 2007 To: 05 Dec 2007 Participating Countries Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations University of Alexandria, ACSAD, AOAD, OSS, CEN-SAD, LFCCS, UNCCD, UNEP, IUCN Responsible Officers D. Kone A Regional Expert Consultation on Range Monitoring in The Near East Location Cairo, Egypt From: 26 Nov 2007 To: 28 Nov 2007 Participating Countries Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Mauritania, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations ACSAD, AOAD and OSS Responsible Officers M. Mirreh, D. Kone 2nd Regional Expert Consultation on the Utilization of Agricultural Residues Location Cairo, Egypt From: 29 Oct 2007 To: 01 Nov 2007 Participating Countries Egypt Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt and the Desert Research Centre (DRC) Responsible Officers D. Kone National Experts Consultation on Egypt’s Forestry Policy at Kanater El-Khairyia Location Kanater El-Khairyia, Egypt From: 05 Sep 2007 To: 06 Sep 2007 Participating Countries Egypt Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Responsible Officers D. Kone Workshop on Communication Planning for Practitioners Location Amman, Jordan From: 02 Sep 2007 To: 07 Sep 2007 Participating Countries Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria. Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations American University in Beirut Responsible Officers M. Hani Workshop on Wild Aromatic, Culinary and Medicinal Plants Location Cairo, Egypt From: 02 Sep 2007 To: 04 Sep 2007 Participating Countries Egypt Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Responsible Officers D. Kone Workshop to Review the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures Location Cairo, Egypt From: 22 Jul 2007 To: 26 Jul 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Emirates and Yemen Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations International Plant Protection Convention Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi Sub-Regional Training Course on Desert Locust Survey and Control Operations Location Damascus, Syria From: 07 Jul 2007 To: 17 Jul 2007 Participating Countries Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, United Arab Emirates Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region Responsible Officers M. Butrous Second meeting of the Near East Forestry Commission (NEFC) Location Rabat, Morocco From: 03 Jul 2007 To: 05 Jul 2007 Participating Countries Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations High Commission on Water Affairs and Forestry, African Forestry Wildlife Commission Responsible Officers D. Kone Tripartite Review Meeting on the Achievements of the Integrated Pest Management Project in the Near East Region Location Cairo, Egypt From: 27 Jun 2007 To: 28 Jun 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, Syria, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine, Donor country (Italy) and FAO Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations National Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Project Responsible Officers M. Achouri Training Workshop on Phytosanitary Information Exchange Capacity Building for the Near East Region Location Cairo, Egypt From: 24 Jun 2007 To: 28 Jun 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Morocco, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations Arab Society for Plant Protection Responsible Officers T. El Azzabi Regional Aerial Training Course on Desert Locust Operations Location Ethiopia, Ethiopia From: 04 Jun 2007 To: 08 Jun 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen and Syria Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations DLCO-EA Responsible Officers M.Butrous The organization of sub regional training workshop on" Agricultural Information Systems for Agricultural Research for Development “ Location Cairo, Egypt From: 27 May 2007 To: 30 May 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Libya, Sudan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Yemen Language Arabic, English Cooperating Organizations AOAD, ICARDA, NARIC, AARINENA, CLAES, e-GFAR Responsible Officers M. Latif 27th Arab Veterinary Medical Congress Location Cairo, Egypt From: 13 May 2007 To: 16 May 2007 Participating Countries Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, KSA, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Tunisia, Turkey and Yemen Language Arabic, English Cooperating Organizations Egyptian Veterinary Medical Association EVMA Responsible Officers T. Ali Expert Consultation on the Red Palm Weevil (RPW) in the Mediterranean Region Location Rome, Italy From: 02 May 2007 To: 05 May 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE Language English Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE and IAMB/Bari Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi Regional training workshop on improving the quality and safety of fish and fish products Location Cairo, Egypt From: 15 Apr 2007 To: 19 Apr 2007 Participating Countries All Near East Countries Language Arabic, English, French Cooperating Organizations World Fish Center Responsible Officers F. Hachem Expert Consultation Meeting on Utilization of Agricultural Residues for Biofuel Location Cairo, Egypt From: 09 Apr 2007 To: 11 Apr 2007 Participating Countries Brazil, China, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, S. Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey and USA Language English Cooperating Organizations AAAID, MoARL,and Ministry of Environment , Egypt Responsible Officers M. El Tamzini FAO/WHO Expert consultation on establishing regional food-based dietary guidelines Location Doha, Qatar From: 02 Apr 2007 To: 04 Apr 2007 Participating Countries Experts from different countries Language English Cooperating Organizations WHO/EMRO Responsible Officers F. Hachem Codex Coordinating Committee for the Near East Location Amman, Jordan From: 26 Feb 2007 To: 01 Mar 2007 Participating Countries All Near East Countrie Language Arabic, English, French Cooperating Organizations WHO/EMRO and The Jordanian Institute for Standards and Metrology Responsible Officers F. Hachem Agricultural trade databases and analysis Location Cairo, Egypt From: 18 Feb 2007 To: 20 Feb 2007 Participating Countries Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia Language English Cooperating Organizations Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Responsible Officers N. Elamin National Agricultural Research Knowledge and Information Network (NARKIN). Stakeholders Project Workshop Meeting Location Cairo, Egypt From: 31 Jan 2007 To: 31 Jan 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, National Counterparts and Stakeholders Institutions Language Arabic, English Cooperating Organizations Italian Development Cooperation, ARC of Egypt and MALR, Int'l Coop., Irrigation and Water Resources , MCIT, Industry and Trade, Fifteen Faculties of Agriculture, Association of Exporters of Agricultural Produce, Farmers Cooperative Union, Federation of NGOs for Development, Social Fund for Development, The World Bank (Cairo Office), IFAD (Cairo Office), African Development Bank (Cairo Office), EU, CIDA, SIDA, USAID, French Develop Cooperation, NORAD (Embassy of Norway), DANIDA (Embassy of Denmark), GTZ, Islamic Development Bank (Cairo Office), AOAD, ICARDA (Cairo Office), IFPRI (Cairo Office), AFSED (Kuwait). Responsible Officers M. Latif National training workshop on Codex Alimentarius Location Al Ain, UAE From: 03 Dec 2006 To: 05 Dec 2006 Participating Countries UAE Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations United Arab Emirates University Responsible Officers F. Hachem Near East and North Africa Regional Network for Agricultural Policies (NENARNAP): Technical Workshop on "Sustainable Rural and Agricultural Development in the Near East and North Africa within the Context of the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Euro-Med Association Agreements”. Location Damascus, SYRIA From: 13 Nov 2006 To: 15 Nov 2006 Participating Countries Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Syria Responsible Officers D. Abdou, M. Saade National training workshop on Codex Alimentarius and regional training workshop on risk analysis in food Location Aqaba/ Amman, JORDAN From: 11 Nov 2006 To: 14 Nov 2006 Participating Countries All countries of the Near East Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority/ Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology Responsible Officers F. Hachem 14th EMPRES/CR Liaison Officers Meeting Location Muscat , OMAN From: 11 Nov 2006 To: 14 Nov 2006 Participating Countries Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations CRC, Ministry of Agriculture, Oman. Responsible Officers M. Butrous Workshop on Good Agricultural Practices for dates Location Tripoli, LIBYA From: 06 Nov 2006 To: 08 Nov 2006 Participating Countries Most Near East date palm producing countries Language English Cooperating Organizations Date palm centre, Tripoli Libya and DPGN Responsible Officers F. Taher National training workshop on Codex Alimentarius Location Teheran, IRAN From: 30 Oct 2006 To: 01 Nov 2006 Participating Countries Iran Language English Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture Responsible Officers F. Hachem Regional Workshop on Reform of National Extension Systems Location Hamamat, TUNISIA From: 18 Sep 2006 To: 21 Sep 2006 Participating Countries Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, KSA, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Pakistan, Mauritania, Morocco, Syria, Tunis, Turkey, Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations FAO – HQ, RNES and SNEA Responsible Officers M. Hani Postharvest Training in Magreb Sub-Region Location Hamamat, TUNISIA From: 15 Sep 2006 To: 17 Sep 2006 Participating Countries Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia Language English Cooperating Organizations FAORNE, FAOSNEA Responsible Officers M. El Tamzini ECM to Strengthen Linkages between Biotechnology and Postharvest Location Hamamat, TUNISIA From: 12 Sep 2006 To: 14 Sep 2006 Participating Countries Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, UK, USA Language English Cooperating Organizations FAORNE, FAOSNEA, ICARDA Responsible Officers M. El Tamzini Regional Workshop on the Role of Agriculture Education and Training in Sustainable Development for the Arab States Location Al-Salt, JORDAN From: 12 Sep 2006 To: 14 Sep 2006 Participating Countries Iraq, Jordan, KSA, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations UNESCO, FAO/RNES Responsible Officers M. Hani Improving the quality and safety of fresh fruits and vegetables Location Tunis, TUNISIA From: 11 Sep 2006 To: 15 Sep 2006 Participating Countries Algeria, Dijbouti, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia Language French Cooperating Organizations Agence Nationale de Contrôle Sanitaire et Environnemental des Produits Responsible Officers F. Hachem Regional Consultation meeting on the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. Location Cairo, EGYPT From: 13 Aug 2006 To: 17 Aug 2006 Participating Countries Afghnistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, UAE, Yemen Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE, IPPC Secretariat Responsible Officers T. El Azzabi The 25th Session and the 28th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Commission Location Doha, Qatar From: 28 May 2006 To: 01 Jun 2006 Participating Countries Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Eritrea Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations DLCO-EA, FAO HQ Responsible Officers M.Butrous The Third International Conference on Date Palm Location Abu Dhabi, Emirates From: 19 Feb 2006 To: 21 Feb 2006 Participating Countries Emirates Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, UAE University, ISHS Responsible Officers F. Taher FAO/AOAD sub-regional Workshop on Digital Libraries for Management and dissemination of Agricultural knowledge for Development Location Cairo, Egypt From: 28 Jan 2006 To: 31 Jan 2006 Participating Countries Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Emirates, Morocco Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations FAO, AOAD Responsible Officers M.Latif FAO Regional Workshop On Recent Development in the WTO Negotiations on Agriculture and in Regional Trade Agreements and their Implications for Trade, Agriculture and Food Security in the Near East Location Cairo, Egypt From: 15 Nov 2005 To: 17 Nov 2005 Participating Countries Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Language Arabic - English - French Cooperating Organizations FAO, The Near East and North Africa Regional Network for Agricultural Policies (NENARNAP), The Institute of National Planning (INP) Responsible Officers N.Elamin The Annual Meeting of the Executive Committee of the FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region(CRC) Location Khartoum, Sudan From: 24 Jul 2005 To: 28 Jul 2005 Participating Countries Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, UAE, Yemen Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations FAORNE Responsible Officers M.Butrous Consultation Meeting on Rotterdam Convention Location Cairo, Egypt From: 29 May 2005 To: 01 Jun 2005 Participating Countries Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations To be held in cooperation with CLAP and UNEP Responsible Officers T.ElAzzabi FAO Regional Workshop on Improving the Status of Livelihoods of Rural Women and Men through Natural Resources Management, especially Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in the context of the Near East Countries Location Meknes, Morocco From: 10 May 2005 To: 13 May 2005 Participating Countries Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunis, Syria, Sudan, Yemen Language Arabic - French Cooperating Organizations Ecole Nationale Agriculture de Meknes, Morocco, FAORNE Responsible Officers F.BouSalah Third Session of RECOFI Location Doha, Qatar From: 09 May 2005 To: 11 May 2005 Participating Countries Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FIPL, FIRM, FIRI, FIIT, FIDI Responsible Officers M. Saif Abdullah Land Degradation Management in The Arab Countries:Case Studies Location Amman, Jordan From: 25 Apr 2005 To: 28 Apr 2005 Participating Countries All The Arab Countries Language Araabic - English Cooperating Organizations ACSAD Responsible Officers G.Hamdallah Sub-regional training course for Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon Location Amman, Jordan From: 20 Apr 2005 To: 03 May 2005 Participating Countries Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan Responsible Officers M.Butrous Regional Workshop on Validation of New Module on New Methodologies for Natural Resources Management in the context of a Revised Curriculum for the Arab Institute for Forest & Range (AIFR) Location Lattakia, Syrian From: 18 Apr 2005 To: 22 Apr 2005 Participating Countries 20 participants representing Heads of Forests and Range Services in countries members of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) together with some Forest and Range Academicians from AOAD member countries Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations Arab Institute for Forest and Range (AIFR) Responsible Officers H. Abdel Nour RAMSES-NDVI interpretation workshop Location Cairo, Egypt From: 17 Apr 2005 To: 21 Apr 2005 Participating Countries Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen Language English - Arabuc Cooperating Organizations EMPRES/CR Responsible Officers C.Pantenius, K.Cressman, C.Wassenaar National Demonstration Centre on Food Security and Consumption Statistics for the Near East Location Cairo, Egypt From: 16 Apr 2005 To: 26 Apr 2005 Participating Countries Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations ESS/HQ Responsible Officers F.Hachem Sub-regional Workshop on Country Reports for Forestry Outlook Study for west & Central Asia Location Damascus, Syria From: 11 Apr 2005 To: 15 Apr 2005 Participating Countries Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Arab Authority for Agriculture Investment and Development, Arab Institute for Forestry and Range Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations FOPE in HQs, Syrian Ministry of Agriculture, FAOR-Syria Responsible Officers H. Abdel Nour 3rd Emergency Prevention Meeting Location Cairo, Egypt From: 22 Mar 2005 To: 24 Mar 2005 Participating Countries Egypt, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations EMPRES/CR , CRC Responsible Officers M. Butrous, C.Pantenius 3rd Postharvest Training "Technologies & Marketing Aspects" Location Antalya, Turkey From: 21 Mar 2005 To: 25 Mar 2005 Participating Countries Jordan, Sudan, Libya, Oman, Ymen, Azerbaijan, Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations GFAR, AARINENA Responsible Officers M.El Tamzini 3rd Codex Coordinating Committee for the Near East Location Amman, Jordan From: 07 Mar 2005 To: 10 Mar 2005 Participating Countries Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE, Italy, Palestine, USA Language Arabic - English - French Cooperating Organizations WHO-EMRO, ESNS/HQ Responsible Officers F.Hachem Regional Meeting on Food Safety Location Amman, Jordan From: 05 Mar 2005 To: 06 Mar 2005 Participating Countries Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE, Italy, Palestine, USA Language English Cooperating Organizations WHO-EMRO, ESNS/HQ Responsible Officers F.Hachem FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East (CCNEA) Location Amman, Jordan From: 05 Mar 2005 To: 06 Mar 2005 Participating Countries Near East Member countries Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, WHO Responsible Officers F. Hachem Food Based Dietary Guidelines Location Cairo, Egypt From: 27 Feb 2005 To: 27 Feb 2005 Participating Countries National Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations Food Technology Research Institure, Nutrition Institute, WHO-EMRO Responsible Officers F.Hachem Sub-Regional Training Workshop on "Information Management Systems for Management and Dissemination of Electronic Information in Agriculture” Location Cairo, Egypt From: 26 Feb 2005 To: 03 Mar 2005 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAORNE, AOAD, CLAES Responsible Officers M. Latif National Training Course on Desert Locust Survey and Control Operations Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates From: 24 Feb 2005 To: 04 Mar 2005 Participating Countries United Arab Emirates Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agricu