Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria assumed charge as the new Executive Director of the Secretariat of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) on November 1, 2022. He has been appointed by the Head of the Government of Pakistan –the host country of COMSATS Secretariat – as stipulated in …

From the platform of the COMSATS Joint Centre for Industrial Biotechnology (CCIB), the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB), China, in collaboration with COMSATS, organized an online workshop on ‘Green Biomanufacturing of Bio-based Chemicals’ on 28th October 2022. The workshop was held under CCIB’s Joint R&D Group (JRDG) on ‘Bio-chemicals’ with the aim of promoting …

Dr. Azeema Fareed, Additional Director (Health) at COMSATS Secretariat and In-charge-COMSATS Telehealth (CTH) participated in “2nd Innovative Healthcare Technologies Summit” jointly organized by the Federation of Islamic Medical Association (FIMA) and Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA), on 26th October 2022. The summit was held at the premises of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad. It …

On 25th October 2022, COMSATS, in collaboration with Faculty Development Academy (FDA) of COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Islamabad, organized a Workshop on “Engaging University Faculty for Mental Health Wellbeing of Youth”. Addressing the need to focus more on the achievement of SDG 3 and its targets that include mental health wellbeing, the event was continuation …

COMSATS’ officials were invited by the National Flood Response & Coordination Centre (NFRCC) at its Centre in-response to a proposal submitted earlier by COMSATS to the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination (NHSR&C) of the Government of Pakistan. NRFCC has recently been instituted as a responsive nerve centre by the Government in the …

On 5th October 2022, COMSATS signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), Kazakhstan, with the aim to contribute towards strengthening capacities of both organizations’ Member States in Climate Smart Agriculture to ensure sustainability targets relating to food security and resilient livelihoods. The MoU was signed by the Executive Director …

To observe this year’s United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation (12 September 2022), COMSATS brought together institutions and individuals from development sector, diplomatic community, inter-governmental organisations, and academic and R&D institutions to foster discussions and encourage debates on issues pertinent to climate change and explore its dimensions related to Climate Diplomacy, including Democracy and South-South …

On 12th September 2022, a two-member delegation of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), Kazakhstan, visited COMSATS Secretariat for a meeting to initiate and discuss prospects of cooperation for climate-resilient agrifood systems transformation in common Member States of COMSATS and IOFS. The visiting delegation comprised of Dr. Ismail Abdelhamid, Director of Programmes & Projects …

The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), in collaboration with its Member States, UN agencies, and other development partners, brings out a publication titled ‘Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development’. The publication features initiatives that contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while illustrating the central tenets of …

Workshop organized by COMSATS Joint Centre for Industrial Biotechnology (CCIB) brings together institutions and individuals from China, Egypt, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka to facilitate sharing of knowledge, learning and experiences and foster prospects for research cooperation in the field of bio-materials. COMSATS in collaboration with its Centre of Excellence in China – the …