Labor minister receives UNDP Acting Resident Representative

Manama, Oct. 4 (BNA): Labor and Social Development Minister Jamil bin Mohammad Ali Humaidan received United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Acting Resident Representative and UN Coordinator Mohammed Al Zarqani. The meeting discussed ways to enhance cooperation, and aspects of development projects implemented by the ministry to achieve 2030 sustainable development goals. Minister Humaidan stressed the continued support of Labor ministry for UNDP efforts in the development fields, pointing to the government's efforts to confront the health, economic and social effects of the pandemic. He noted the Royal directives to allocate a financial package to support all economic sectors, as well as social protection, as this financial package contributed to the stability and sustainability of the local labor market.