Organisations Director participates in ESCWA 7th Executive Committee meeting

Manama, Dec. 21 (BNA): Director of Organisations at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Ambassador Fatima Abdulla Aldhaen, took part in the seventh Executive Committee meeting of the United Nations' Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), held today virtually, under the chairmanship of the Republic of Tunisia, which is currently chairing the 30th session of the Commission. The meeting discussed the progress made in implementing the recommendations issued by the Committee at its sixth special session, which was held in Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in December 2019, including the continuing preparation of technical reports on regional and global developments in the field of financing for development, analysing their regional implications, and converting their findings into brief policy papers. It also discussed continuing the evaluation of reforms of the various elements of social protection systems. The meeting also discussed the technical cooperation activities carried out by the committee in 2020, to enhance the capabilities of member states through organising training activities and providing advisory services and technical advice in the field of public policies, strategies, and business plans. The meeting also reviewed the committee's proposed action plan for the year 2022, which includes an overview of all areas of work within the framework of the six sub-programmes, namely: climate change and sustainability of natural resources, gender, population justice, inclusive development, shared economic prosperity, statistics, the information society and technology, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.