The Arab Towns Organization (ATO) is a network which exists to develop cooperation between Arab cities in order to promote their development, while preserving their Arab identity.
Membership is open to municipalities, from Arab nations, other institutions with related activities and interested individuals. Member cities, according to the website (in 2008), come from the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. There are several related institutions, including a Development Fund for Arab Cities, which began life in 1979, and the Arab Urban Development Institute[3] which started up in 1980, describing itself as ‘the scientific and technical wing of the ATO’. As of 2013, the organization had members from twenty-two countries.[2]
ATO is one of the main partners in the Euro-Arab Forum, which has organised conferences in Dubai in 2008 and Malaga in 2011. The other partners are COPPEM, CEMR and the Congress of the Council of Europe.
As of 2011 the ATO Secretary General was Abdulaziz Al Adasani. He was re-elected in 2010 for another three-year term, at the 15th ATO General Assembly in Kuwait in October 2010. A decision was taken at this meeting to hold the 16th Assembly in Aleppo in 2012.
^ abcChadwick F. Alger (13 August 2013). The UN System and Cities in Global Governance. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 139. ISBN978-3-319-00512-6. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
arab, towns, organization, network, which, exists, develop, cooperation, between, arab, cities, order, promote, their, development, while, preserving, their, arab, identity, contents, history, profile, also, references, external, linkshistory, profile, editato. The Arab Towns Organization ATO is a network which exists to develop cooperation between Arab cities in order to promote their development while preserving their Arab identity Contents 1 History and profile 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory and profile editATO was set up in Kuwait on 15 March 1967 1 2 It is based in Kaifan Kuwait City 2 Membership is open to municipalities from Arab nations other institutions with related activities and interested individuals Member cities according to the website in 2008 come from the following countries Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates and Yemen There are several related institutions including a Development Fund for Arab Cities which began life in 1979 and the Arab Urban Development Institute 3 which started up in 1980 describing itself as the scientific and technical wing of the ATO As of 2013 the organization had members from twenty two countries 2 ATO is one of the main partners in the Euro Arab Forum which has organised conferences in Dubai in 2008 and Malaga in 2011 The other partners are COPPEM CEMR and the Congress of the Council of Europe As of 2011 the ATO Secretary General was Abdulaziz Al Adasani He was re elected in 2010 for another three year term at the 15th ATO General Assembly in Kuwait in October 2010 A decision was taken at this meeting to hold the 16th Assembly in Aleppo in 2012 See also editList of micro regional organizationsReferences edit Relations Archived August 28 2008 at the Wayback Machine a b c Chadwick F Alger 13 August 2013 The UN System and Cities in Global Governance Springer Science amp Business Media p 139 ISBN 978 3 319 00512 6 Retrieved 18 September 2014 Arab Urban Archived October 5 2008 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editArab Towns Organization website ATO approves soft loans for Arab cities 5 7 2006 permanent dead link ATO to participate in November 2008 World Urban Forum in Nanjing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arab Towns Organization amp oldid 1222871173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
