Kuwait participates in conference on terror and social development

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Kuwait participates in conference on terror and social development

CAIRO, Dec 7 (KUNA) -- The international conference, dubbed "The Effects of Terror on Social Development", is taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh between December 6 and 8.

Third Secretary in the Embassy of Kuwait in Egypt Abdulmehsen Al-Zaid told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the three-day conference focuses on terror, issues hindering social development, Arab expertise in confronting terror, terror and development of economics, and terror and political and social reform in the Arab region.

Al-Zaid noted that the Kuwaiti delegation presented a work paper to the conference that discusses organizing charity works as an active measure for preventing the financing of terrorism.

He added that a number of work papers were presented to the conference that touch on the social and development effects of terror, the Saudi efforts for combating terror, challenges of social integration in Iraq, effects of terror on Arab development, terror threats against social peace and civil security, the future of political reform in lights of confronting terrorism, exceptional laws and their effects on social development, in addition to many other topics.

Al-Zaid said that the conference is held with the participation of a Kuwaiti delegation that includes Assistant Undersecretary for Social Development in the Ministry of Social Affairs Dr. Jassem Ashkanani, Director of Charity Organizations Nasser Al-Ammar, and Public Societies' Observer Salah Al-Rabah. (end) kz.

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