Damascus, SANA \u2013 Public Works and Housing Minister Hussein Arnous discussed on Saturday with resident representative of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) in Syria Szilard Fricskas and members of the UN-HABITAT office cooperation in the field of reconstruction, particularly in rehabilitating damaged areas.<\/p>\n
Arnous stressed the importance of benefiting from the expertise available at UN-HABITAT for assessing and surveying damages to Syrian cities and areas due to terrorist actions, in addition to the need for coordinating between UN-HABITAT and the ministry’s departments, as well as discussing the possibility of training regional planning staff.<\/p>\n
For his part, Fricskas said UN-HABITAT responds to crises via work mechanisms that help affected locals by supporting local administrations, and that the UN-HABITAT priorities for the next two years involve providing direct financial grants along with a program for supporting capabilities for local establishments so that they can improve affected neighborhoods and allow locals to return to their areas and normal lives.<\/p>\n
He also stressed the importance of coordinating with the Public Works and Housing Ministry as the tasks of the UN-HABITAT fall within the ministry’s field of work.<\/p>\n
The two sides also agreed to prepare a memo of understanding that sets the fields of cooperation between them and each side’s tasks, particularly during the next couple of years.<\/p>\n
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