TIBAIJUKA HAILS PRIME MINISTER AS BUILDER OF MODERN BAHRAIN
GENEVA, JUNE 30 (BNA) -- BAHRAINI PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA DESERVED THE UN SCROLL OF HONOUR AWARD FOR HIS DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENTS AND EFFORTS IN BUILDING MODERN BAHRAIN, SAID UN ASSISTANT UNDERSECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME, UN HABITAT, ANNA TIBAIJUKA.
SHE SAID SHAIKH KHALIFA WAS A PERSONALITY ARMED WITH A VISION AND A LONG
TERM PHILOSOPHY ON DEVELOPMENT AND ITS REQUIREMENTS, ADDING THAT HE WAS
AWARDED THE SCROLL OF HONOUR FOR HIS EFFORTS THAT FELL TO BE WITHIN THE UN
HABITAT'S FIELD OF CONCERN AND SPECIALIZATION.
MEMBERS OF THE UN HABITAT'S TEAM HAVE BEEN THERE IN BAHRAIN FOR FIVE
YEARS BEFORE THE DECLARATION OF THE AWARD, TRACING THE URBANIZATION
DEVELOPMENT IN ALL PARTS OF THE KINGDOM, MAINLY THE SCHEMES AIMED AT
PROVIDING DECENT HABITATION FOR THE CITIZENS IN GENERAL AND PEOPLE WITH
LIMITED INCOME IN PARTICULAR, TIBAIJUKA ADDED IN AN INTERVIEW TO BAHRAIN TV
TODAY.
SHE APPRECIATED THE STEPS TAKEN BY BAHRAIN TO STRENGTHEN ITS
INFRASTRUCTURE
AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SERVICES NOTABLY WATER DESALINATION AND
ELECTRICITY WHICH WERE A GREAT BOOST FOR THE NATIONAL ECONOMY INDEX THAT
THE
UN LOOKED AT IN RESPECT AND APPRECIATION.
SHE ALSO TALKED ABOUT BAHRAIN'S ADVANCED POSITION IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABLE
AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT IN ADDITION TO THE QUALITY HEALTH,
EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING SERVICES.
IN MY CAPACITY AS THE PROGRAMME'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I HAVE MADE
REPETITIVE VISITS TO BAHRAIN AND TALKED WITH THE PRIME MINISTER MORE THAN
ONCE TO FEEL A DEPTH IN HIS PERSONALITY AND A REAL SAGACITY IN HIS PHILOSOPHY,
SHE NOTED, ADDING THAT HER VISITS REINFORCED THE INFORMATION PROVIDED
EARLIER
BY UN TEAMS' REPORTS ON THE EXISTENCE OF A REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT BOOM
IN BAHRAIN.
MTQ
30-JUN-2007 22:42
SHE SAID SHAIKH KHALIFA WAS A PERSONALITY ARMED WITH A VISION AND A LONG
TERM PHILOSOPHY ON DEVELOPMENT AND ITS REQUIREMENTS, ADDING THAT HE WAS
AWARDED THE SCROLL OF HONOUR FOR HIS EFFORTS THAT FELL TO BE WITHIN THE UN
HABITAT'S FIELD OF CONCERN AND SPECIALIZATION.
MEMBERS OF THE UN HABITAT'S TEAM HAVE BEEN THERE IN BAHRAIN FOR FIVE
YEARS BEFORE THE DECLARATION OF THE AWARD, TRACING THE URBANIZATION
DEVELOPMENT IN ALL PARTS OF THE KINGDOM, MAINLY THE SCHEMES AIMED AT
PROVIDING DECENT HABITATION FOR THE CITIZENS IN GENERAL AND PEOPLE WITH
LIMITED INCOME IN PARTICULAR, TIBAIJUKA ADDED IN AN INTERVIEW TO BAHRAIN TV
TODAY.
SHE APPRECIATED THE STEPS TAKEN BY BAHRAIN TO STRENGTHEN ITS
INFRASTRUCTURE
AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SERVICES NOTABLY WATER DESALINATION AND
ELECTRICITY WHICH WERE A GREAT BOOST FOR THE NATIONAL ECONOMY INDEX THAT
THE
UN LOOKED AT IN RESPECT AND APPRECIATION.
SHE ALSO TALKED ABOUT BAHRAIN'S ADVANCED POSITION IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABLE
AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT IN ADDITION TO THE QUALITY HEALTH,
EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING SERVICES.
IN MY CAPACITY AS THE PROGRAMME'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I HAVE MADE
REPETITIVE VISITS TO BAHRAIN AND TALKED WITH THE PRIME MINISTER MORE THAN
ONCE TO FEEL A DEPTH IN HIS PERSONALITY AND A REAL SAGACITY IN HIS PHILOSOPHY,
SHE NOTED, ADDING THAT HER VISITS REINFORCED THE INFORMATION PROVIDED
EARLIER
BY UN TEAMS' REPORTS ON THE EXISTENCE OF A REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT BOOM
IN BAHRAIN.
MTQ
30-JUN-2007 22:42
