Saudi based dialogue center taking steps to develop local indicators

Saudi based dialogue center is working in collaboration with the UN Development Program on an international project to develop its local socioeconomic and political indicators. (SPA)

• The center has held several meetings with UNDP specialists in the presence of KACND official

RIYADH: The King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND) is working in collaboration with the UN Development Program (UNDP) on an international project to develop its local socioeconomic and political indicators, SPA reports.
The project will be undertaken in accordance with internationally accepted standards recommended in the UN social indicators program’s report.
In the past two weeks, the center has held several meetings with UNDP specialists in the presence of Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Fawzan, the secretary-general of KACND, and his deputy, Ibrahim bin Zayed Al-Assiri, as well as specialists from the center. The meetings are aimed at developing a national cohesion index and adopting it by the end of this year.