First: International and Local Classification of Partnerships (71 Organizations)
The Ministry's international partnerships have total financial commitments of SAR 189 million and are structured as follows:
- United Nations System: 26 organizations and UN-affiliated international entities.
- League of Arab States: 3 regional organizations under the Arab framework.
- Other International Organizations and Treaties: 24 independent international entities and agreements.
- Government Integration: The Ministry also participates in 18 additional international organizations that are led by other national ministries within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Second: United Nations Agencies, Funds, and Subsidiary Bodies
The Ministry represents the Kingdom in major global agencies, programs, and research centers:
UN Classification
| Key Agencies, Programmes, and Centres by International Acronyms |
UN Agencies and
Programmes
| - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- World Bank Group (WBG)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- World Food Programme (WFP)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Subsidiary Bodies and
Research Centres
| - International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
- Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC)
- International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
- Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC)
- General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
- International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)
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Third: Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) and Rio Conventions
The Ministry is committed to implementing and managing major international environmental agreements and decisions, which include:
Key Conventions and Protocols
| Environmental Pillar
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Climate and
Biodiversity
| - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
- Paris Agreement.
- Kyoto Protocol.
Nagoya Protocol. - Cartagena Protocol.
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Combating
Desertification and Biomes
| - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
- Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (RAMSAR).
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Chemical Protection
and the Ozone Layer
| - Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, the Montreal Protocol, and its Amendments and Adjustments (Kigali, Beijing, Montreal, Vienna, Copenhagen, London).
- Basel Convention.
- Rotterdam Convention.
- Stockholm Convention.
- Minamata Convention.
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