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Qatar, Arab League secretariat discuss social development programmes

Published: 13 Aug 2022 - 09:14 am | Last Updated: 13 Aug 2022 - 09:18 am

QNA

Cairo: The Coordinating Committee of the Technical Cooperation Program between the State of Qatar and the General Secretariat of the Arab League held a meeting on Thursday at the league’s headquarters in Cairo and continued for two days.

Minister of Social Development and Family H E Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad headed the State of Qatar’s delegation to the meeting, and Assistant Secretary-General, Head of Social Affairs Sector of the Arab League H E Ambassador Haifa Abu Ghazaleh chaired the delegation of the General Secretariat. 

The meeting discussed the programmes and initiatives to be implemented at the bilateral level within the sectors of social development and the family at the Arab and international levels. 

It reviewed the support that the General Secretariat can provide to support the sectors of family development, women, children, the elderly, people with disabilities, and productive families, in accordance with the best experiences and international development standards.

They also discussed the international initiatives and multilateral cooperation programmes, especially the joint work in the State of Qatar’s hosting of the fourth Global Disability Summit 2028. 

They touched on several global initiatives that have direct effects on raising the level of expertise and services provided by the Ministry of Social Development and Family.