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Media IN VIENNA, 21st May, 2019 WAM
OPEC Fund for International Development,OFID was established in January 1976 by the then 13 member countries of OPEC; including the United Arab Emirates.
In 2006 the Coordination Group comprised of Arab National and Regional Development Institutions, the Islamic Development Bank, and OFID initiated an online multi-source and bilingual (Arabic and English) platform that offers high quality knowledge and data to improve the scope, depth, reliability, availability, and use of development information to advance progress in the Arab region called the ADP (Arab Development Portal)
Yesterday OPEC Fund for International Development, OFID, and the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, signed in Vienna a new three-year partnership agreement in support of the Arab Development Portal, ADP.
“The ADP represents an important resource, not only for the Arab region, but for the global development community as a whole. OFID is focusing on strengthening its partnerships to increase our development impact. We are delighted to formalise our support for this multi-stakeholder initiative for a further three years,” said OFID Director-General Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa.
He added, “Via the ADP, we will continue to play our part in improving data for development in the Arab region – a crucial ingredient to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
The ADP provides quality data, analysis and information management services to a diverse audience. Providing access to over 6,500 indicators from more than 140 sources covering 14 themes, the ADP is the leading platform for nationally produced data in the Arab region.
The ADP works closely with more than 70 partners and stakeholders from international organisations, national statistical offices, ministries, universities, research centers, civil society organisations, entrepreneurs and media institutions.
It pays special attention to its youth audience through two flagship initiatives: Visualise 2030 annual data camp; and the ADP 3D (data-driven debate). These initiatives encourage Arab youth, who make up one-third of the population in the Arab region, to contribute actively to social progress by leading data-driven advocacy campaigns, contributing constructively to ongoing public debates and designing innovative solutions to pressing development challenges.
