Secretary-General of the Higher Education Council (HEC) and Deputy Chairperson of its Board of Trustees, Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Isa bin Duaij Al Khalifa, today received Regional Director and Representative of the United Nations Environment Program for West Asia (UNEP), Sami Dimassi, and Regional Coordinator, Science West Asia Office, Abdelmenam Mohamed, BNA reports.
During the meeting, Dr. Shaikha Rana received an invitation to participate as a high-level member in the “Digital Transformation Conference for Environmental Sustainability – Perspective from West Asia,” to be held by UNEP on September 15-16.
The HEC Secretary-General appreciated the efforts exerted by Sami Dimassi and Abdelmenam Mohamed to enhance coordination and partnership among countries of the region, in order to improve the environment and achieve the aspirations of their peoples for sustainable development, stressing the HEC’s keenness to extend bridges of cooperation with UNEP.
Sami Dimassi and Abdelmenam Mohamed expressed pride in meeting Dr. Shaikha Rana, valuing highly her support for UNEP Regional Office for West Asia.
