Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet's Session 2 Riyadh

  • 2/5/2023
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The Cabinet stressed what had been confirmed by the Kingdom on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States in front of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development that the GCC member states initiated since the adoption of the 1995 Social Development Summit to develop necessary policies and plans to ensure the social development which aims to build a prosperous society to meet the needs of this generation and future generations. They also continued the development of national strategies, building effective institutions and supporting civil society organizations to secure levels of economic, social and human development in which all participate efficiently and effectively. The Minister said that the Cabinet highlighted the Kingdom's call during the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change (21st session) in Paris to adopt and approve emissions cut policies that do not bias against any source of energy, and to look at these sources as complementary - not substitutes - for each other in a way contributes to achieving sustainable development for all, where the Kingdom renewed, during the meeting which approved Paris agreement on climate, its commitment to improving energy efficiency within its recognition of the importance of reducing emissions as a means to combat climate change and support sustainable development programs. The Cabinet commended the announcement by the command of the coalition to support the legitimacy in Yemen over purging Greater Hanish Island of Houthi militias, to reinstate the legitimate government authority towards the stability of Yemen as the main goal. The Cabinet reconfirmed the Kingdom's condemnation of terrorist acts with all their various motives and forms, including the attack carried out by gunmen on Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan, as well as the suicide attack in north of Cameroon, which resulted in the death and injury of dozens of civilians. On domestic affairs, the Cabinet appreciated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' patronage of King Khalid Award Winners Honoring Ceremony, at its 5th session and its three branches in Riyadh. The Cabinet also congratulated the male and female winners of the municipal elections in their 3rd session, their success and implementation on the day of the ballot, which took place in (1296) polling stations in various regions of the Kingdom with the participation of (542,702) male and female voters during which up to (2106) male and female candidates won the membership of the municipal councils, expressing thanks to all government agencies and committees that participated in preparation of the electoral process. --More 16:18 LOCAL TIME 13:18 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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