Running against Poverty: OFID sponsors Vienna City Marathon
OFID
and the organizers of this year’s Vienna City Marathon, at a joint
press conference on March 27 at the institution’s headquarters in
Vienna, pledged to intensify their support for the global fight against
poverty.
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UNIDO Director-General visits OFID
The Director-General of the Vienna, Austria-based United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO), HE Mr. Kandeh K. Yumkella, paid an official visit
to OFID, February 21, 2008. Yumkella was at the head of a seven-member
delegation received by OFID Director-General Mr. Suleiman J. Al-Herbish.
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UN declares 2008 International Year of Sanitation
Noteworthy efforts have been made by governments,
NGOs and other stakeholders toward achieving the
MDGs.
However, progress in the area of sanitation has lagged
far behind other sectors, turning it into one of the most
urgent humanitarian issues of the day.
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OFID and World Bank join forces to spur development in Arab countries
OFID and the World Bank Group have agreed to work together
more closely to advance development in the Arab World,
following preliminary discussions to explore potential areas of
cooperation between the two institutions.
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OPEC Fund Scholarship Award 2008
The application deadline for the OFID Annual Scholarship Award is now closed. The winner will be announced in due course.
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