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Education for a Better Life in Jabal Al-Hoss
2007-12-09  Photo credit: Ahmad Haffar. Jabal Al-Hoss, a rural region 15 km south east of Aleppo, is comprised of 156 villages. The richness of colour and natural beauty in the area provides stark contrast to the poverty in which the majority of the regions estimated 250,000 people li ... More... |
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UNIFEM Supports Women's Political Empowerment
2007-06-26 In the recent Syrian parliamentary elections held on 22-23rd April 2007, 31 of the 250 parliamentary seats were filled by women and female parliamentarians have gained positions in the twelve parliament committees. Of those women, 17 or 55% participated in a regional project, launched in 2005 by UNIFEM, entitled "Arab Women Parliamentarians". The project is being implemented in nine Arab countries, and in Syria UNIFEM has been working in partnership with ... More... |
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The World’s Oldest Agricultural Sector Looks to the Future
2007-06-06 National Agricultural Policy Centre analyst Mahmoud Al-Shreef slaps the palm of his hand to hammer home his point: “Many of our farmers are no longer looking for ways to improve production or investigating alternative crops,” he says. “Some of this state support has affected the land because farmers do not carry out crop rotation from year to year because a subsidy encourages them to plant the same crop.” Mr Al-Shreef is discussing the negative b ... More... |
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Preparing for a Disaster
2007-05-30 Over thousands of years, Syria has witnessed the birth of several civilizations; people from all over the world moved to settle in the fertile land, mild climate and perfect geographical location in between three continents. However, throughout history, several natural disasters struck the country, such as drought and earthquakes. In addition to natural disasters, man made disasters have affected the country’s economic growth and productivity. A recent ... More... |