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Prince Talal is the chairman of Arab Gulf Program For The United Nations Development (AGFUND), which promotes socioeconomic development in the Middle East. As part of AGFUND, he has led the board of trustees of the Arab Network for NGOs based in Cairo and established Arab Open University. He has also supported training of women through AGFUND. Through AGFUND, he provided significant monetary support for UNICEF and UNICEF declared his as its Special Envoy in 1980. He became UNESCO's Special Envoy for Water in 2002 to encourage the development of safe water.
He is the president of the Arab Council for Childhood and Development. He also helped create the Mentor Foundation and is honorary member on its board of trustees. He co-founded the Independent Commission for International Humanitarian Issues. He is also a prominent member of the League for Development of the Pasteur Institute and the honorary president of Saudi Society of Family and Community Medicine.
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