This meeting will be organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA). Participants will prepare for the 16th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16), which will focus on agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification and Africa.  

dates: 4-6 November 2007  
location: Cairo, Egypt  
contact: Anhar Hegazi  
e-mail: hegazi@un.org  
www: http://www.escwa.org.lb/divisions/main.asp?division=sdpd