Bahrain-UN development cooperation hailed

Manama, May 7 (BNA) – Deputy Premier Shaikh Mohammad bin Mubarak Al Khalifa received Assistant Secretary-General, Regional Director for Arab States at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Sima Bahous, on the sidelines of her participation in the 2nd Arab High-Level Forum on Sustainable Development. UN Resident Coordinator of UN Development Program in Kingdom of Bahrain, Peter Grohmann, also attended the meeting. Deputy Premier praised existing cooperation between the United Nation and the Kingdom of Bahrain and the UNDP programmes implemented in the Arab region that aim at achieving and reinforcing sustainable development. Dr. Bahous noted Bahrain's efforts in implementing seven out of the eight goals of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals. She noted Bahrain's leading experience in integrating students with special needs in the regular educational process. She also pointed out Bahrain's achievements made in the area of equal opportunities in education sector, and many other achievements and programmes accomplished related to the nation's women and youth.