Tripoli, During the past two days, a series of technical consultative meetings were held between the Sustainable Development Committee at the Ministry of Planning, experts from the Planning Institute and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, during which it was agreed to implement a number of One of the programs with the aim of integrating the principles of social justice into national and sectoral planning and developing policies and development plans based on equality in the State of Libya.
The meetings were chaired by Al-Taher Abu Al-Hassan, Chairman of the Sustainable Development Committee in Libya and Director General of the Planning Institute, with the participation of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning for Sustainable Development, Nouri Al-Shater, and a number of members of the Sustainable Development Committee and its specialized work teams, as well as a group of experts and specialists from the relevant sectors.
At the conclusion of the meetings, it was agreed on technical cooperation between the two parties to launch a socio-economic dialogue under the umbrella of the Sustainable Development Committee in Libya to achieve the goals of sustainable development and to include all actors and stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, technical experts and others.
It was also agreed to develop and implement a program to train national cadres specialized in integrating social justice and equality in national and sectoral plans and programs, and to develop a program to enable young people to participate in public policies and public affairs.
The agreement included developing a program on social leadership for youth and women, linking it to entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprises, and supporting and developing mechanisms for the participation of municipalities in achieving social justice and promoting decentralization.
It was also agreed on technical cooperation to include persons with disabilities, inclusive cities, urban development, linking them to the spatial national policy, integrating the elderly and retirees into national policies and plans, and the economic empowerment of women.
Source: Libyan News Agency