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PM RECEIVES SCROLL OF HONOUR AWARD IN GENEVA ON MONDAY
GENEVA, JUNE 30 (BNA) -- IN A COLORFUL INTERNATIONAL CEREMONY AT THE GENEVA-BASED UN HEADQUARTERS ON MONDAY, PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA WILL RECEIVE THE UN SCROLL OF HONOUR AWARD IN RECOGNITION OF HIS OUTSTANDING EFFORTS IN IMPROVING LIVING STANDARDS FOR THE LESS ADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN BAHRAIN.

IN RECOGNITION OF HIS TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE PRIME MINISTER WILL RECEIVED THE AWARD DURING THE MEETINGS OF THE UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, THE AUTHORITIES OF WHICH COVER OVER 70 PERCENT OF THE HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF THE WORLD ORGANIZATION.

THE AWARD WILL BE BESTOWED ON THE PREMIER BY UN SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS UNDERSECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UN PROGRAMME FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, KNOWN AS UN HABITAT, ANNA TIBAIJUKA ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF MINISTERS, UN AGENCIES DIRECTORS, DIPLOMATS AND PRESS AND MEDIA MEN.

CONCERNING THE UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, THIS BODY COORDINATES THE WORK OF THE 14 UN SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, 10 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES, 5 REGIONAL COMMITTEES AND RECEIVES REPORTS FROM 11 UN FUNDS AND PROGRAMMES AS WELL AS IT ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONS ON GENERAL POLICIES TO THE UN AND ITS MEMBER-STATES.

THE SCROLL OF HONOUR AWARD WHICH THE PRIME MINISTER IS GOING TO RECEIVE IS OFTEN GRANTED TO THE COUNTRIES MAKING EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PEOPLES LIVING CONDITIONS AND CREATING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

WHILE RECEIVING THE UN PRESTIGIOUS AWARD, BAHRAIN WILL CONTINUE IT BLESSED MARCH ON THE PATH OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SAKE OF ITS FUTURE GENERATIONS.

MTQ
30-JUN-2007
17:45
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