Coordination Council for Family Policies convenes
DUBAI: The second meeting of the Coordination Council for Family Policies in 2022, chaired by Hessa Bint Essa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development and Chairman of the Council, reviewed the most prominent developments related to the pre-marriage joint preparation plaform in addition to the drat decision concerning the licensing of family counsellors to be accomplished by the Ministry in the near future.
The meeting which was atended by competent members from ministries and local authorities, they discussed the challenges facing family members in the surrounding circumstances and the importance of creating a joint research and studies plaform to be beneficial and useful for all the members of the council in order to obtain any data related to family issues.
Hessa Buhumaid emphasized the necessity of promoting joint work among all related authorities to benefit from their experiences in pertaining issues to family members and at the same time transfer this positive expertise to relevant authorities all over the nation.
She reviewed the updates of the pre-marriage joint preparation plaform and the drat decision concerning the licensing of family counsellors in the Ministry of Community Development as well as some suggestions concerning ways of marketing for the program and its sustainability.
She also gave a brief overview about the GCC Family Day, and the important participation of all members of the Coordination Council for Family Policies in this day coinciding 14th September each year which was recently approved and held last month in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the event was remarkably participated by the UAE delegation.
In relation to the “family challenges”, some questions were addressed to the members of the Council to speak about their point of views, opinions and experiences. As such, they highlighted the different challenges and mutual support in addition to the important role of research, studies and data in seting up policies and precedent solutions that enhance the stability of families and all their members.