The Shura Council participated in the meetings of several committees within the work of the 146th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which Bahrain is hosting from March 11 to 15.
The Steering Committee of the General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union held a meeting Sunday, with the participation of Mohamed bin Mahdi al-Ahbabi, member of the Shura Council and chairman of the Permanent Committee for International Peace and Security of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
The meeting was attended by Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Martin Chungong, and the heads of the permanent committees.
During the meeting, the agenda of the meeting committees of the Inter-Parliamentary Union was studied, and the meetings were programmed and co-ordinated.
The Standing Committee for International Peace and Security also began its meetings under the chairmanship of al-Ahbabi, and approved its agenda items as well as its brief report on the committee’s activities approved at the previous session of the General Assembly of the Union held in Rwanda last year.
For his part, member of the Shura Council Eng. Ahmed bin Hitmi al-Hitmi, participated in the meeting of the Standing Committee for Sustainable Development, where it reviewed and approved its brief report on the committee’s activities, approved at the previous session of the General Assembly of the Federation held in Rwanda last year.
It discussed the parliamentary efforts required to achieve environmental sustainability in forests and reduce carbon emissions, and reviewed the proposed draft resolution in this regard and the explanatory memorandum prepared by the rapporteurs.
In his intervention during the meeting, al-Hitmi highlighted the efforts of Qatar to reduce carbon emissions according to clear plans crystallised in the “Qatar National Strategy for the Environment and Climate Change.”
The Council was also represented in the meeting of the Bureau of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights, by Dr Sultan bin Hassan Aldosari, member of the Council, as part of the work of the 146th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
During the meeting, the conferees discussed the committee’s draft decision on trafficking in orphans and the role of parliaments in confronting it.
They discussed the draft resolution on parliamentary momentum to combat misinformation and hateful and discriminatory content in cyberspace.
During the evening, the Council participated yesterday in the Young Parliamentarians Forum, represented by Omair bin Abdullah al-Nuaimi, member of the Council.
The meeting assessed the participation of youth at the national and international levels in parliaments and the latest developments in this regard.
The successes achieved and the challenges that hinder youth’s work were reviewed in order to draw conclusions and make recommendations regarding them, in addition to reviewing the efforts of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in supporting youth participation and activating their role.
Earlier, the Shura Council on Saturday took part in the opening of the 146th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), with a delegation headed by Speaker of the Council HE Hassan bin Abdullah al-Ghanem.
