Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic Development participates in the third edition of the Aswan Forum for Peace and Sustainable Development

Dr. Ahmed Kamali, Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic Development, participated recently in a session entitled "Challenges of State Building in Africa: Resilient Institutions for Peace and Sustainable Development", which was held during the activities of the third edition of the Aswan Forum for Peace and Sustainable Development.



Kamali said that Egypt has made rapid efforts and strong flexibility over the past few years in responding to global shocks and crises to mitigate, adapt and recover from the short, medium, and long-term effects of the epidemic and the events of the Ukraine crisis.
Kamali pointed out that Egyptian institutions played a key role in ensuring effective and efficient performance and the delivery of public services, explaining that the COVID-19 crisis was viewed as an opportunity to adapt the approach to public governance to better integrate the future into policy-making and address the challenges of the pandemic.


Kamali added that with the increasing uncertainty, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development focused on investing in human capital to provide public sector institutions with the skills and knowledge necessary to adapt to changing conditions through national and international training programs, as well as working to enhance cooperation and dialogue between stakeholders. 


Kamali pointed out that the ministry, through the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (NIGSD), launched the Egyptian Women Leaders Program, which witnessed the training of more than 3,873 Egyptian government employees from 12 Egyptian governorates to ensure institutional performance and deal with government work challenges.



This is in addition to the “She is for a Digital Future” program, which has trained 2,000 women so far, in addition to the Sustainable Development Ambassadors Initiative, the Climate Change Ambassadors Program, and the Green Minds Initiative.

Kamali touched on the programs launched by the institute at the African and international levels, which included the African Women's Leadership Program, and within the framework of various international partnerships.

Dr. Ahmed Kamali said that the institute offers international training courses in the areas of governance and sustainability, pointing to the Leadership Program for Government Excellence with Kings College London and the American University in Cairo (AUC).

 The Institute also offers the Innovative Governance Program for the Digital Age with the Thunderbird School, the Global Leadership Executive Program with George Washington University, and the Good Governance, Anti-Corruption and Digitalization Program with the Hertie School of Government.

On the measures taken by Egypt to confront the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, Kamali explained that the state's efforts to confront the crisis included implementing a package of financial and social protection measures to mitigate the repercussions of global economic repercussions on the Egyptian citizen, and to continue achieving food security.