NNA - Caretaker Finance Minister, Dr. Youssef Khalil, on Tuesday chaired a meeting with several international organizations affiliated with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in the presence of UNDP Resident Representative in Lebanon, Melanie Hauenstein, as well as representatives from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).

The meeting was also attended by the Finance Ministry’s Director General, Georges Maarawi, and Expert Claudine Karaki.

Minister Khalil valued the importance of development projects implemented by international organizations in Lebanon through the United Nations Development Program.

Khalil stressed the need for integration and coordination with the concerned Lebanese institutions and administrations in all domains that enhance human capabilities’ development, improve people's lives, and create appropriate environments and projects to develop social, health, population, housing and educational services, and improve conditions of some productive sectors, especially agriculture and food, within the framework of the transition towards sustainable development.

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