QNA/Doha
Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the executive bureau of GCC Social Affairs Ministers’ Council.
Under this MoU, both parties aim to strengthen relations and consolidate co-operation to allow optimal use of potential and efforts. Moreover, they seek to adopt a common approach to raising urgent issues and better addressing the changing requirements of sustainable development in light of globalisation and its effects.
Commenting on the signing, DIFI executive director Noor al-Malki al-Jehani underlined that this co-operation is part of QF vision in leading efforts to promote human, social and economic development in Qatar, and is in line with DIFI’s objectives to advance international knowledge of Arab family issues and ensure that family-related issues are a top priority for policy makers.
“Since the Executive Bureau also aims at protecting the family through legislations and laws regulating the life of families and family members, protecting their rights and building their social, cultural, economic and educational capacities, this MoU will allow us to raise common issues and objectives relating to the Arab family,” she said.
Aqeel Ahmed al-Jassim, the executive bureau’s director general highlighted the key aspects of co-operation, namely “the exchange of programmes and action plans in areas of common interest, as well as the common agreements regarding family-related topics. Moreover, researches and studies will be conducted to develop, execute and assess policies and programmes pertaining to families, women, children and the elderly in GCC countries. In doing so, we hope to identify and examine the risks faced by the Gulf families and the vulnerable categories, and to issue recommendations in that regard.”
The initiative is in line with DIFI’s mission to ensure family issues constitute a top priority for policy makers.
