The Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs holds its first meeting
The Supreme Council for the Administration and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and International Cooperation held its first meeting on Tuesday, chaired by the Director of the Office of the President of the Republic, the head of the Council Ahmed Hamid.
At the meeting, which was attended by the members of the Council, the ministers of health, Dr. Taha al-Mutawakel, water engineer Nabil Al-Wazir, Planning Abdul Aziz Al-Kamim, Agriculture Engineer Abdul Malik Al-Thor and Social Affairs Obaid Salem bin Dabaa, Secretary General of the Council Abdul Mohsen Taous and Undersecretary of The Security and Intelligence Service Hassan Al-Marani and The Head of the Department of International Cooperation Manaa Ali Al-Asal, The President of the Council Ahmed Hamed reviewed the tasks and role of the Council in accordance with the decision of its establishment No. (201) for 2019.
The meeting, which was attended by the members of the Council, the minister of the health, Dr. Taha al-Mutawakel, the minister of water, the engineer Nabil Al-Wazir,the minister of Planning Abdul Aziz Al-Kamim, the minister of Agriculture ,Engineer Abdul Malik Al-Thor and ,and minster of Social Affairs Obaid Salem bin Dabaa, Secretary General of the Council Abdul Mohsen Tawoos, and Undersecretary of The Security and Intelligence Service Hassan Al-Marani a, The Head of the Department of International Cooperation Manaa Ali Al-Asal, The President of the Council Ahmed Hamed, reviewed the tasks and role of the Council in accordance with the decision of its establishment No. (201) for 2019.
He pointed out that one of the most prominent tasks of the Council was to manage and coordinate humanitarian and development affairs , to strengthen international cooperation with states and economic groups, specialized agencies, international donor organizations working in the field of support and finance the development projects and program in the in the Republic where there priorities are based on the council’s concerned, and in order to complete the coordination , avoidance of duplication, and direct funding processes towards the priorities of the Development Plan, reconstruction and humanitarian needs plan.
Hamid added that It is also the council’s task to organize the organizations’ affairs that operates in the Republic participating in the design system of the work of local institutions and organizations in their relationship with international and foreign governmental and non-governmental organizations to build their capacities and rehabilitation as well as carrying out all tasks and responsibilities related to the work Relief, emergency response, disaster management ,and reconstruction.
The Supreme Council is the highest administrative authority responsible for the management and coordination of humanitarian affairs and international cooperation.
It is also the official body which is working in parallel with the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations and the national partner in all stages of humanitarian work and development .