Kuwait keen on contributing positively to SDGs: Al-Khaled
Global food security efforts hailed
ROME, Oct 20, (KUNA): Kuwait’s Ambassador to Rome Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al-Sabah discussed late Friday with a committee from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) the possibility of assigning a global celebration to commemorate dates.
This Kuwaiti proposal came during the meeting of FAO’s Committee on World Food Security (CFS).
The meeting is part of the FAO’s contributions to the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
During the event – chaired by CFS head and Dominican Republic Ambassador to FAO Ambassador Mario Arvelo and Kuwaiti Permanent Representative at the organization Yousef Al-Juhail – Ambassador Al-Khaled said that the Kuwaiti leadership and people were keen on positively contributing to the SDGs.
As part of the contribution, it is important to commemorate a day for the celebration dates as an important agricultural resource affirmed the Kuwaiti diplomat.
On his part, CFS head Ambassador Arvelo commended Kuwait’s numerous contributions to FAO and the UN, stressing that the GCC state played an integral part on boosting efforts within the global food security domain.
The participants of the meeting received Ambassador Al-Khaled’s proposal positively.
FAO is celebrating for a week the World Food Day, an event commemorating the establishment of the organization on October 16, 1945.
The organization’s mission focus on eradicating hunger affecting some 820 million people around the globe and malnutrition, which is plaguing some 1.9 billion individuals worldwide.
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad AlJaber Al-Sabah sent a cable of congratulations to MP Safa’a Al-Hashim on being named as deputy head of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) Standing Committee for UN Affairs.
His Highness the Amir said that the win, occurring on the sideline of the IPU’s 139th conference in Geneva, reflected the global community’s trust in Kuwaiti lawmakers.
His Highness Sheikh Sabah affirmed that Kuwait was proud of Al-Hashim’s achievement, wishing her the best in her future endeavors.
MP Safa’a Al-Hashim