The Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development (AGFUND) held here today a scientific workshop to assess AGFUND Prize, which was launched in 1999. The workshop agenda included consideration of the procedures for granting the Prize, including its branches, the bodies nominating projects, and arbitration. The workshop will submit its recommendations to the Prize's Committee headed by Prince Talal Ibn Abdulaziz, the President of AGFUND. As many as 34 developmental projects have won AGFUND Prize over ten years.
