Saudi Arabia to host donors’ conference to support displaced and refugees in the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin

Saudi Arabia will host a donors’ conference to support displaced people and refugees in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin at OIC headquarters in Jeddah on Saturday. (OIC)
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Updated 22 October 2024
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Saudi Arabia to host donors’ conference to support displaced and refugees in the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin

  • A high-level session on the challenges of the humanitarian situation in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin will be held at the conference

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host a donors’ conference to support displaced people and refugees in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin at the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah on Saturday.

The conference is being held in coordination with King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

A high-level session on the challenges of the humanitarian situation in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin, with the participation of a number of prominent speakers, will be held at the conference.

The conference aims to achieve a number of goals including raising awareness of the displacement and asylum crisis in the Sahel and Lake Chad region and mobilizing financial resources for the immediate humanitarian response to this crisis and any future challenges in this region.

The Kingdom’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha are expected to address the conference’s opening session, the OIC said.


Riyadh forum to discuss AI impact on education, jobs

The conference aims to redefine work and human capacity building to meet future labor market demands. (SPA)
Updated 12 January 2026
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Riyadh forum to discuss AI impact on education, jobs

  • The exhibition will give young people direct access to educational, training, career, and technological opportunities while enabling them to learn from leading local and international experiences to shape their future careers

RIYADH: Experts from more than 50 international and local organizations in education, employment, and artificial intelligence will gather in Riyadh from Jan. 28-29 for the International Conference on Data and AI Capacity Building to explore the future of education during rapid AI advances.

Discussions will examine how AI is transforming work, its implications for current and future generations, and the new opportunities it creates, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.

Organized by the Saudi Data and AI Authority, the conference aims to redefine work and human capacity building to meet future labor market demands.

Participants will present practical solutions for empowering young people with AI skills, integrating AI into education, and aligning learning outcomes with the most in-demand future skills locally and globally.

By addressing AI’s evolving impact on the job market, the conference offers academics, AI and data professionals, policymakers, and students a platform to exchange insights and explore the latest innovations for societal benefit and national development.

An accompanying exhibition will highlight cutting-edge educational and digital transformation solutions from public and private sector organizations.

The exhibition will give young people direct access to educational, training, career, and technological opportunities while enabling them to learn from leading local and international experiences to shape their future careers.