"Ministers of Social Affairs of the Cooperation Council hold a coordination meeting in Doha"
Their Excellencies, the Ministers of Social Affairs of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf held a coordination meeting in Doha today, during which the topics included in the agenda of the 42nd session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs, which will be held tomorrow / Wednesday / in Doha, were discussed, as well as issues related to coordination files. In the field of social development in the Gulf region.
The State of Qatar's delegation to the meeting was headed by Her Excellency Mrs. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al-Misnad, Minister of Social Development and Family. Tomorrow, Wednesday, the forty-second meeting of the Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs will be held in Doha. The meeting's agenda includes many important topics related to the family, childhood, rights of people with disabilities and the elderly, combating poverty, social care, and other files.
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