In a meeting held at the Ministry of Labor and Social Development.. Completing the preparation of the initial conception of the tasks and responsibilities of the joint charitable work committee in the

03-02-2020

The working group mandated to develop a vision for the roles and responsibilities of the Joint Charitable Work Committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries held a meeting chaired by the Assistant Undersecretary for Community Development, Mr Khalid Abdulrahman Ishaq Al Kooheji, in the main meeting hall of the Ministry of Labour and Social Development in Manama. The meeting was attended by Mrs Najwa Abdul Latif Janahi, Director of the Non‑Government Organisations (NGOs) Support, who subsequently chaired the meeting sessions. Representatives from brotherly countries, as well as representatives of the GCC General Secretariat and the Executive Office of the Council of Ministers of Social Affairs of the GCC countries, participated in the meeting. During the meeting, future plans and programmes for joint Gulf action in the field of charitable work were discussed, as well as coordination and cooperation in the areas of charitable work. It was also agreed to establish the committee’s responsibilities, exchange expertise and experiences, and benefit from the systems and laws in force in this field in the member states. Mechanisms for providing joint charitable humanitarian aid between the GCC countries to some afflicted and impoverished nations were also studied, in addition to organising forums for humanitarian work and inviting representatives of donor government agencies in the GCC countries (public benefit associations of a charitable nature) to be a platform where Gulf expertise meets, information is exchanged, and through which charitable work in its charitable and relief aspects is coordinated. On this occasion, the Assistant Undersecretary for Community Development stated that the meeting stems from the keenness of the Ministers of Social Affairs in the GCC countries to support the path of joint charitable work, raise the level of services provided in this field, and achieve the highest levels of benefit according to a methodology based on assessing needs, setting priorities, and studying the conditions related to charitable work in a way that achieves its objectives and avoids the waste of resources. He pointed out that charitable work in the GCC countries has a long history, and it is now time for it to evolve into professional charitable work, providing distinguished services to those who deserve them.