Saudi Social Affairs Minister to attend Amman Forum

Riyadh, November 09, SPA -- The Ministry of Social Affairs will
participate in the Ministerial Forum on "Private Sector’s Social
Responsibility in Arab States" to be held in Amman, Jordan, from
November 12 to 14 in response to an invitation of Jordan's Ministry
of Social Development and UNESCO Management of Social Transformations
Programme (MOST).


The Forum will focus on identifying and setting up a common vision
and exploring the most appropriate means of coordinating their social
policies.


The Saudi delegation to the Forum will be headed by Minister of
Social Affairs Yousuf Bin Ahmed Othaimeen.

The Forum will address a number of topics of joint action in
the area of social development in Arab countries as it examines a
number of experiments in social development in Jordan, in addition to
defining responsibility between business and social development in
addition to Arab joint work and social development.


The Forum will also discuss the United Nations Charter and the
Charter of initiative for the Arab Region as well as a discussion on
the elements to be covered by the Declaration of the Forum, elections
and adoption of the Ministerial Forum's Declaration.

The primary purpose of MOST's primary is to transfer relevant Social
Sciences research findings and data to decision-makers and other
stakeholders.

MOST also focuses on building efficient bridges between research,
policy and practice. The programme promotes a culture of
evidence-based policy-making – nationally, regionally and
internationally. As the only UNESCO programme that fosters and
promotes social science research, it is placed in a pivotal position
in the overall promotion of UNESCO's goals.


--SPA