Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ in Bahrain convened this week two-day, high-level consultation workshops to advance a more coherent, streamlined, and results-driven approach to partnerships under the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵSDCF) 2025¨C2029.?
Facilitated by the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bahrain, the workshops brought together United Nations officials, government representatives, and private-sector partners, including members of chambers of commerce and academics.
The consultations marked a major step towards a new Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Bahrain¨CPublic Sector¨CPrivate Sector Partnership Strategy for 2026¨C2029 and strengthening institutional alignment around partnership engagement.?
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Resident Coordinator in Bahrain, Khaled El Mekwad, highlighted the strong potential of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-Bahrain collaboration, through more structured and strategic partnerships, to accelerate progress on shared priorities, including achieving the SDGs.?
He noted that the objective is ¡°to make partnerships easier to do, faster to launch, and better aligned with national development priorities.¡±
Partnerships are not only about funding, but also about mobilizing Bahrain¡¯s conducive ecosystem of technological expertise, innovation, data solutions, and co-financing models.
¡°The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵSDCF 2025¨C2029 provides a strategic framework that aligns United Nations support with the Kingdom of Bahrain's development priorities, including Bahrain Economic Vision 2030, while emphasizing results, innovation, and impact,¡± said Hatem Abdelhameed Hatem, Head of International Organizations at Bahrain¡¯s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He highlighted ¡°the importance of a clear and structured triangular model that brings together the Government, the United Nations, and the private sector to translate priorities into concrete initiatives, investments, and scalable impact.¡±?
Participants discussed proposals of effective pathways for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ¨CPrivate Sector Partnership, a triangular Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ¨CGovernment¨CPrivate Sector model designed to bring greater clarity to roles, coordination mechanisms, and approval processes.?
They jointly reviewed the findings of the new Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Bahrain partnership strategy, examined opportunities in SDG-aligned investment, and discussed practical engagement modalities to strengthen institutional coherence.
Discussions included priority areas of the United Nations- Bahrain partnership, including manufacturing, food security, logistics and connectivity; digital transformation and innovation- FinTech, AI and ICT; clean and renewable energy transition; vocational education, health services, sustainable tourism and hospitality innovation; gender and disability inclusion.
