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Yasmine Fouad resigns as Environment Minister as she takes on UNCCD Secretary-General role

Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad submitted her resignation from the government of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, who accepted it on Sunday, as she focuses on her role as Executive Secretary of the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).   The longest-serving minister in the cabinet Fouad is one of the longest-serving ministers in the Egyptian government, having …

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Trump budget proposes $1 trillion for defense, slashes education, foreign aid, environment, health and public assistance

CNN  —  The White House unveiled a budget blueprint Friday that would pump more money into defense and homeland security, while taking an ax to programs the Trump administration has already targeted, including education, foreign aid, environment, health and public assistance programs. The proposal outlines President Donald Trump’s vision and provides recommendations to Congress for …

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MP calls for halting encroachment on environment and urban structure in Zamalek

Member of the House of Representatives Abdel-Moneim Emam, the head of the Justice Party, submitted a briefing request on Monday to the Prime Minister, Environment Minister, Youth and Sports Minister, and Cairo Governor, regarding the encroachment on the environment, urban and historical order. Emam demanded that any development project in the archaeological al-Zohriya Garden and …

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Egyptian Environment Minister reviews preparations for COP16 in Montréal

Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad congratulated Astrid Schomaker of Germany on her appointment as Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Fouad extended her congratulations during a meeting with Schomaker on the margins of the “Endgame Facilitation” workshop in Montréal, Canada, held on August 18-19 to discuss preparations for the 16th session of …

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AL works on coordinating efforts of member states to protect environment

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit asserted that the AL is working on coordinating efforts of its member state to be open to national experiences to protect the environment and achieve sustainability in addition to encouraging innovation in the productive sector towards the wanted green transition. This came in Abul Gheit’s word that …

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Iraq “Stands up for the Environment” at COP 27

Iraq stands up for the environment at COP 27, UN climate change conference More than 200 Iraqis representing government, youth and civil society are participating in COP27, the 27th annual United Nations Conference on Climate Change, organized by the United Nations in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Climate change is a reality in Iraq, and a priority for […]

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