Kuwait’s Al-Sabeeh places focus on ‘disability’ issues
Deputy FM patronizes API course’s graduation
CAIRO, Oct 9, (KUNA): Kuwait perceives the problem of disability as a “major” social issue, the country’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh said on Tuesday.
Al-Sabeeh, who also serves as Minister of State for Economic Affairs, made the remarks in a speech she gave during the 72nd session of the executive committee of the Council of Arab Social Affairs Ministers.
She said that the talks revolve around the council’s contributions towards Kuwait’s development plan for the year 2030, ahead of a high-level Arab summit in Tunisia.
The Kuwaiti minister went on to explain that the social issue of disability is included in the session’s agenda, saying she was hopeful that the talks would yield positive results.
In addition to Al-Sabeeh, the Kuwaiti delegation to the meeting includes a number of officials.
Participants
Meanwhile, Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah patronized on Tuesday graduation of participants in “Preparing and analyzing economic reports’” training course in which a total of 22 employees from the Foreign Ministry and a group of others from governmental institutions took part.
In a speech, Al-Jarallah gave at the honoring ceremony of the graduation, he praised the role of Arab Planning Institute (API), which organized this training course, in enhancing joint Arab work.
He also endorsed efforts exerted by the institute in developing and boosting national and Arab humanitarian capacity, as well as organizing the training of the Foreign Ministry and other governmental bodies’ employees.
He hailed the Foreign Ministry’s keenness on developing and refining the diplomatic skills of the ministry workers, and enrolling them in specialized training courses in the field.
API General Dirctor Dr Bader Mallah accompanied AlJarallah in an exploratory tour to be briefed on nature of the work in various sections of the institute.
The ceremony was attended by senior officials at the Foreign Ministry.