Within the framework of the OIC-VET Programme, Statistical Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), in cooperation with the General Secretariat of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Islamic Development Bank (IDB), will organise a ‘Training Programme for Agricultural Extension Experts in OIC Member States’ on 21-23 May 2013 in Izmir, Republic of Turkey.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) organised, in collaboration with the Competition Authority of the Republic of Turkey, a training course on “Competition Law and Policy” within the framework of the OIC Capacity Building Programme for Competition Authorities (OIC-CA-CaB) on 15-17 May 2013 in Tirana, Albania. The course was provided by Mr Ümit Nevruz Özdemir, Expert on Competition, and Mr Ali Arıöz, Chief Competition Expert, and will be attended by several experts from the Albanian Competition Authority.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) will organise, in collaboration with the National Development Planning Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BAPPENAS), a training course on “Poverty Alleviation Strategies” within the framework of the OIC Poverty Alleviation Programme (OIC-PAP) on 15-16 May 2013 in Ankara, Turkey. The course will be provided by Dr Maliki,Deputy Director of Poverty Alleviation Programme Department and will be attended by several experts from the Ministry of Family and Social Policies of Republic of Turkey.

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The 29th Meeting of the Follow-up Committee of the COMCEC was held on 14-15 May 2013 in Ankara, Turkey, with the participation of the member countries of the Committee (Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Palestine, Egypt, Kuwait, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Qatar, Mali and Cameroon). Representatives of Iraq also attended the meeting as observers. The OIC General Secretariat and the following subsidiary, affiliated and specialised organs (SESRIC, ICDT, IDB, ICCIA, IUT, OISA and SMIIC) attended the Meeting.

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The First Meeting of the Forum of Euro-Mediterranean Statisticians was organised by the Eurostat on 13-14 May 2013 in Luxembourg with the participation of 35 representatives from eight OIC Member Countries including Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia, and from relevant national statistical offices of European Union (EU) countries and EU institutions. Mr. Atilla Karaman, Acting Director of Statistics and Information Department, represented the Centre thereat.

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SESRIC and Institute for Scientific Research on Economic Reforms (ISRER) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an institutional collaboration in the area of scientific research and training on 09 May 2013 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Global Alcohol Policy Symposium was held on 26-27 April 2013 in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey. The symposium was organized by the Turkish Green Crescent Society and the World Health Organization (WHO) with the aim of raising awareness about the dangers of alcohol consumption for individuals and the society. The symposium served as a platform for sharing best practices in alcohol policy. SESRIC was represented by Ms. Fatma Nur Zengin, Programme Coordinator, at the symposium.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) has organised, in collaboration with the Competition Authority of the Republic of Turkey, a training course on “Competition Law and Policy” within the framework of the OIC Capacity Building Programme for Competition Authorities (OIC-CA-CaB) on 24-26 April 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The course was provided by Mrs Şerife Demet Kaya, Expert on Competition, and Mrs Ebru Öztürk, Chief Competition Expert, and was attended by several experts from the Indonesia Competition Commission.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) organised, in collaboration with the Aegean International Federation of Health (ESAFED), a training course on “Hospital and Health Care Facilities Management and Administration” within the framework of the OIC-IbnSina Programme for Health Capacity Building (IbnSina-HCaB) on 23 April 2013 – 02 May 2013 in Izmir, Republic of Turkey. This education programme, organised for the general managers of several hospitals in Yemen ended with a certificate ceremony with the participation of Prof. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC and Dr. Ali Iravul, Member of the Board of ESAFED and Coordinator of the Project for Yemen.

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The Sixth Meeting of the OIC Steering Committee on Health will be hosted by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia on 23 – 24 April 2013 at Jakarta. The meeting will, inter alia, discuss the implementation of the decisions and resolutions adopted by the Islamic Conferences of Health Ministers, draft OIC Strategic Health Programme of Action 2013 – 2022, preparation of implementation plan for OIC-SHPA, promoting self-reliance in production of medicine and vaccines and the preparations for the 4th Islamic Conference of Health Ministers to be hosted by the Republic of Indonesia in October 2013.

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The 2nd Session of the Islamic Conference of Labour Ministers (ICLM) was held in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan during the period 23-26 April 2013 under the theme “Decent Work for sustainable Social Welfare”. The Senior Officials Meeting, which preceded the Ministerial Conference, was held on 23-24 April with the participation of Senior Officials from the Ministries of labour of 36 member countries. The Meeting was also attended by representatives of the OIC General Secretariat and the relevant OIC and regional and international institutions.

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Delegation from Egyptian Banking Institute, Central Bank of Egypt visited Mr. Hüseyin Hakan Eryetli, Director of Training & Technical Cooperation Department at SESRIC headquartes, Ankara, Turkey on 22 April 2013. The delegation from Egyptian Banking Institute, Central Bank of Egypt consisted of Dr. Mona El Baradei, Executive Director, Zeinab Abdel Razek, Head International Cooperation&Donor Projects Unit, and Hend Ebeid, Director Banking and Finance Programs Department.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) in cooperation with the National Organisation for Civil Registration of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), organised the First Meeting of the Heads and Seniors of National Organisations for Civil Registration (NOCR) of OIC Member States on 15-17 April 2013 in Tehran, Iran. The meeting was attended by delegations of OIC Member Countries namely, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Niger, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Qatar, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. Eng. Huseyin Hakan Eryetli, Director of Training and Technical Cooperation; and Mr Efe Kerem Aydin, Programme Coordinator, represented the Centre thereat.

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The Caspian International Aqua Technologies and Exhibition and Forum was held on 11-13 April 2013 in Baku, Azerbaijan under the hospitality of Azarsu - an organization in charge of state policy and strategy in the field of water supply, drinking water supply and sanitation services to consumers in a centralized manner. The event was attended by the President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, the Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Abid Sharifov, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Huseyngulu Bagirov, Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs of Turkey H.E. Prof. Veysel Eroglu and relevant international institutions, including Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and International Water Association (IWA), as well as over 200 specialists and 50 professors from different countries. Dr. Umut Unal, Researcher at SESRIC, represented the Centre thereat.

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The Third Session of the Statistical Commission of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-StatCom) was co-organised by the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on 10-12 April 2013 in Ankara, Turkey.

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SESRIC and Southeast International Health Federation (GUSAF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an institutional collaboration for Ibn-i Sina Health Capacity Building Programme on 3 April 2013 at the new headquarters of SESRIC.

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The First Regional Training Workshop on Tobacco Control and Trade was held at the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office on 19-21 March 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. The workshop was attended by the related coordinators both from Ministry of Health and Ministry of Trade of Tunisia, Iran, Morocco, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, Djibouti and Sudan. Eastern Mediterranean Region of the Framework Convention Alliance (FCA) , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), The Union Middle East Regional Center , League of Arab States and SESRIC also attended as observers at the workshop.

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SESRIC, in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and Ministry of Restructuring and Rehabilitation of Floods Zones in Senegal, organized a training workshop on Flood Risk Management in Dakar, Senegal during 18-19 March 2013. The aim of the workshop was to facilitate the transfer of knowledge, experience and best practices of some member countries and international organizations in the field of flood risk management as well as water resources management.

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A group of four master trainers from different vocational schools of the Republic of GUINEA received training at the Centre for Art and Vocational Training Courses of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İSMEK) under SESRIC’s İSMEK Master Trainer Programme (İMTP) on 10-17 March 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey.

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In accordance with the Resolutions of the Second Session of the OIC-StatCom, the members of the OIC-StatCom called for an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to define the structure of a comprehensive profile that will include all the relevant phases of censuses and to compile the different country experiences and practices from OIC Member Countries.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) organised, in collaboration with Arab Federation of Exchanges (AFE), a training course on “Islamic Financial Instruments” within the framework of the OIC Capacity Building Programme for Stock Exchanges (OIC-SEP) on 5-6 March 2013 in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. The course was provided by Mr. Agung Bayu Purwoko, Manager in Department of Monetary Operations at Bank Indonesia, and was attended by experts from member institutions of the Arab Federation of Exchanges.

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The second meeting of OIC Occupational Safety and Health Network (OIC-OSHNET) has successfully been organized by SESRIC, in collaboration with the General Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety (DGOHS) operating under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security of the Republic of Turkey (MoLSS), on 4-6 March 2013, in Ankara, Turkey.

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SESRIC, in its capacity as the Secretariat of OIC-StatCom, organised the Fifth Meeting of the Delegates of the National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of the OIC Member Countries on 28 February 2013 in New York, United States of America as a side event in the margins of the 44th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC). The delegates of the NSOs of the OIC Member Countries attended the meeting that aimed to get their comments and feedback on the tentative agenda of the Third Session of the OIC Statistical Commission.

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In the context of the follow-up of the implementation of the “Executive Programme of the Road-Map for Achieving Intra-OIC Trade Targets” adopted by the previous 4th meeting of this Group, the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT) and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group organised, under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and New Technologies of the Kingdom of Morocco, the 5th Meeting of the OIC Consultative Group on Enhancing Intra-OIC Trade in Casablanca on 27-28 February 2013.

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The Promoting Self Reliance in Production of Medicines and Vaccines-Meeting of Vaccine Manufacturers was held on 27-28 February 2013 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with the collaboration of the OIC General Secretariat and the Science, Technology and Innovation Organization (STIO). The meeting was attended by the OIC General Secretariat and relevant OIC institutions, including Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), Islamic Development Bank (IDB), OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), STIO, as well as the representatives of a select group of medicine and vaccine manufacturers from OIC Member States.

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In collarboration with UNCTAD and SESRIC, the Islamic Development Bank (Cooperation and Integration Department) co-organized an Intensive Training Course on the Multilateral Trading System and Accession to the WTO for officials from the Republic of Iraq.

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The Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Innovation for Economic Development in IDB Member Countries was held on 18-19 February 2013 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mr. Atilla Karaman, Senior Researcher, represented the Centre thereat.

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SESRIC organized an Experts Advisory Group Meeting (EAGM) on 18-19 Febraury 2013 at its Headquarters in Ankara to review the draft OIC-SHPA 2013-2022 document. SESRIC prepared this document in accordance with the decision of the 2nd Islamic Conference of Health Ministers (Tehran, March 2009) and upon a request by the OIC Steering Committee on Health. The EAGM was attended by the delegates from 15 OIC member countries and eight OIC and international institutions.

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A group of eight master trainers from different vocational schools of the Arab Republic of Egypt received training at the Centre for Art and Vocational Training Courses of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İSMEK) under SESRIC’s İSMEK Master Trainer Programme (İMTP) on 17-25 February 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), a subsidiary organ of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and General Directorate of Turkish Post (PTT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 13 February 2013 in Ankara, Republic of Turkey to boost joint cooperation and exchange of expertise in the field of postal communications and telecommunication. MoU was signed by Prof. Savas Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, and Mr. Osman Tural, Director General of Turkish Post (PTT) with the key objective of strengthening existing cooperation relations in various postal services related fields in order to develop and upgrade the quality of postal services among OIC Member Countries.

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The Centre hosted seminars titled “Do Fixed Exchange Rates Cause More Trade?” and “When Do Currency Unions Increase Trade?” on 12 February 2013 in its headquarters. The seminar was delivered by Mr. Amr Sadek Hosny, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.

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The Centre hosted a seminar titled “Do Natural Resources Lower the Incentive to Invest in Human Capital? A Theoretical and Empirical Approach” on 11 February 2013 in its headquarters. The seminar was delivered by Mr. Salim Mahmoud Araji, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.

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The 12th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference was held in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt on 6-7 February 2013. Heads of States and Governments of 17 member countries attended the Summit. The other member countries were represented at the level of the Prime Ministers and/or Ministers of Foreign Affairs. The Summit aims at jointly reviewing the international situation in the political, economic and social fields and analysing the impact on the Muslim Ummah under the overall theme "The Muslim World: New Challenges & Expanding Opportunities". The Heads of Delegations of the member countries discussed and deliberated on a number of political and socio-economic issues of importance to the Muslim World. The Summit was preceded by a preparatory meeting of the Senior Officials on 2-3 February, and by a preparatory meeting of the Foreign Ministers on 4-5 February.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) organised, in collaboration with Aegean International Federation of Health (ESAFED) and Egypt Assiut University, a training programme on “Minimally Invasive Surgery” at the Assiut University in Assiut, Arab Republic of Egypt, on 06-10 February 2013. The course was provided by Assoc. Prof. Seyda ORS KAYA, working in Dr. Suat Seren Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Research and Education Hospital, Op.Dr.Kenan Can Ceylan, a headmaster of Thoracic Surgery Department at Dr. Suat Seren Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Research and Education Hospital, and Munevver Ulutas, Thoracic Surgery Clinical Nurse and was attended by operating surgeons of the Assiut University.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) organised training on “Water Resources Management” at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on 6-7 February 2013. The course was provided by Ms. Saliha Değirmencioğlu, an expert from Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, and was attended by approximately 25 participants from different organisations such as Azersu and Melioration and Water Economy Joint-Stock Companies (JSCs).

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) organised training on “Land Management: Soil Analysis and Mapping” at Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, on 4-6 February 2013. The course was provided by Ms Fatinah Rashid Abdulteef, an expert from Ministry of Agriculture of Iraq, and was attended by Mohamad Abou Daher, Head of Agriculture Education and Training Department of Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, scientists, agriculturists, and officers.

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SESRIC organised, in collaboration with Aegean International Federation of Health (ESAFED) and Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA), a workshop on “Current Status and Future Perspectives of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries in Somalia” on 2-4 February 2013 in Mogadishu, Federal Republic of Somalia.

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The Tenth Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council for Western Asia (ESCWA) Statistical Committee was held on 30-31 January 2013 in the Headquarters of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) in Cairo, Egypt. The delegates of National Statistical Offices (NSO) from 11 ESCWA Countries including Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Oman, Sudan Tunisia, and Yemen and the representatives of the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS), Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), League of Arab States (LAS), Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Bahrain participated in the Session.

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Prof. Savaş Alpay, Director-General of SESRIC, delivered a keynote speech at the 2nd International Conference on Islamic Economics and Economies of the OIC Countries (ICIE2013) which was held from 29 to 30 January 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 2nd Conference was organized jointly by the Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Ministry of Finance Malaysia, and Islamic Research and Training Institute, and held on the theme Islamic Economic Solutions for OIC Countries: Theory and Policy.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) organised training on “Crop Cultivation: Cultivation of Arable Crops” at the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of Republic of the Sudan, on 29-31 January 2013. The course was provided by Dr Abbas Ajeel Mohammed, an expert from Ministry of Agriculture of Iraq, and was attended by approximately 25 scientists, farmers, and officers.

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Dr. Savas Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, received the delegation of Eurostat comprising of Mr. Pieter Everaers, Director of the Directorate A – Cooperation in the European Statistical System, International Cooperation, Resources; and Mr. Ferenc Gálik, Statistical Officer at the Unit A6 – Statistical Cooperation on 25 January 2013 at the SESRIC Headquarters in Ankara- Turkey. The delegation was accompanied by the officials from the Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey and Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).

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In its capacity as the Secretariat of the Statistical Commission of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-StatCom), the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) organised the OIC-StatCom Technical Committee of Experts (TCE) Meeting on Gender Related Issues on 21 – 22 January 2013 at the SESRIC Headquarters in Ankara, Turkey.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) organised training on “Agronomy: Crop Rotation” at the Mozambique Institute for Cotton in Maputo, Mozambique, on 17-18 January 2013. The course was provided by Dr Said Abd El-Tawab Farag Hamoda, an expert from Agricultural Research Centre in Egypt, and was attended by agronomists, researchers and technicians from public and private sector.

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The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Turkey organised, in collaboration with COMCEC Coordination Office, a workshop on “Enhancing the Capacity of the Member States in Wheat Production” on 15-16 January 2013, in İzmir, Turkey.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) organised training on “Agronomy: Soil Tillage” at the Cotton Development Organisation (CDO) in Kampala, Uganda, on 15-17 January 2013. The course was provided by Prof Sheikh El Din Abdel Gadir El-Awad, an expert from Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC) in Sudan, and was attended by 18 scientists dealing with cotton production of the CDO of Uganda.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) organised training on “Agronomy: Crop Management” at the Mozambique Institute for Cotton in Maputo, Mozambique, on 14-16 January 2013. The course was provided by Dr Said Abd El-Tawab Farag Hamoda, an expert from Agricultural Research Centre in Egypt, and was attended by agronomists, researchers and technicians from public and private sector.

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A number of talks have been held between SESRIC and the World Bank on January 9-10, 2013, at the Bank’s headquarters in Washington DC, USA, to explore the potential modalities for greater cooperation between the two institutions on various fronts. The SESRIC delegation was composed of Dr. Savas Alpay, Director-General, and Mr. Nadi Serhan Aydin, Researcher at the Department of Economic and Social Research.

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The Centre organised training course on “External Trade Statistics” at the Central Statistical Office (CSO), Kuwait on 6-8 January 2013. The course was provided by Mr. Bülent Tungul, an expert from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), and was attended by 15 staff members of the Central Statistical Office (CSO), Kuwait.

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Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) organized, in collaboration with Aegean International Federation of Health (ESAFED) and Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA), a training programme on “Emergency Medicine” on 01 January 2013-24 February 2013 in Mogadishu, Republic of Somalia.

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