Cooperation with League of Arab States
The GUST working together with Governments, United Nations and other International Organizations to promote and advocate the Global Sustainable Development Goals, set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 for the year 2030 to end poverty, protect the planet, build a global village of lasting peace and security based on sustainability and ensure prosperity for all. Therefore, Prof. Mohamed G. Kafafy, President of GUST cooperated with the Secretary General of the Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) League of Arab States, for establishing the 1st Intergovernmental Arab Organization dedicated to Green Economy at CAEU, named: Green Economy Commission. Then, the Secretary General of CAEU, appointed Prof. Mohamed G. Kafafy as the Founder Head of Green Economy Commission to promote the concepts, applications and strategies of green economy transition in Arab States.
The Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) was founded by Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen on 1964, following an agreement in 1957 by the Economic Council of the League of Arab States.