PM MEETS TIBAIJUKA
GENEVA JULY 1 (BNA)-- PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA EXPRESSED THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO THE UN-HABITAT PROGRAMME FOR HELPING BAHRAIN UPGRADE ITS HOUSING AND URBANIZATION PROGRAMMES.
HE ALSO AFFIRMED THE GOVERNMENTS KEENNESS TO BE AN EFFECTIVE PARTNER OF THE UN IN ACHIEVING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGS) ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS.
THE PREMIERS REMARK CAME AS HE RECEIVED AT HIS RESIDENCE IN GENEVA ON SUNDAY UN UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL AND UN-HABITAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNA TIBAIJUKA.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS WORKED HARD THROUGH MANY POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES TO MATERIALIZE ITS VISION ON THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTH AND EDUCATION AND THE PROVISION OF HOUSING SERVICES, HE SAID.
OUR PROGRESS CONTINUES AND OUR AMBITION-FILLED OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE PERSISTS TO MEET THE ASPIRATIONS OF CITIZENS AND ENSURE FURTHER PROSPERITY FOR THE COUNTRY, HE SAID.
ON HER BEHALF, TIBAIJUKA HAILED THE POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE PRIME MINISTER TO IMPROVE THE LIVING STANDARDS OF CITIZENS, SAYING THAT THE SPECIAL CITATION OF THE 2006 UN-HABITAT SCROLL OF HONOUR AWARD COMES TO HONOUR THE EFFORTS HE HAS MADE OVER THE YEARS.
BAHRAIN HAS ACHIEVED MANY DEVELOPMENTAL POLICIES, INTRODUCED PROGRESSIVE CHANGES IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND REACHED ADVANCED LEVELS IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF MDGS, SHE SAID.
SHE ADDED THAT THE PRESENTATION OF THE AWARD TO THE PREMIER CAME AFTER AN ELABORATE ASSESSMENT OF BAHRAINS ACHIEVEMENTS AND AFTER MAKING SURE THAT DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS IN BAHRAIN HAVE BEEN IN FAVOUR OF THE POOR AND CITIZENS OF LOW INCOME.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS TACKLED MANY ISSUES FACING HOUSING AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCEEDED IN OFFERING ITS CITIZENS DECENT ACCOMMODATION AND ESSENTIAL URBAN SERVICES, SHE NOTED.
SHE SAID SHE WAS DELIGHTED TO BE PRESENT IN GENEVA TO ATTEND TOMORROWS CEREMONY IN WHICH SHAIKH KHALIFA WILL RECEIVE THE AWARD.
SHAIKH KHALIFA HAS CONTRIBUTED BY HIS TREMENDOUS EFFORTS AND SOLID SUPPORT TO THE PROVISION OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL PRAISE, SHE SAID.
THE SCROLL OF HONOUR MARKS HIS SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS THAT HAVE LED TO THIS EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRESS IN BAHRAIN, SHE EXPLAINED, HOPING THAT OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD WOULD EMULATE THE KINGDOM WHICH STAND FOR A VERY POSITIVE MODEL IN THIS DOMAIN, SHE ADDED.
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HE ALSO AFFIRMED THE GOVERNMENTS KEENNESS TO BE AN EFFECTIVE PARTNER OF THE UN IN ACHIEVING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGS) ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS.
THE PREMIERS REMARK CAME AS HE RECEIVED AT HIS RESIDENCE IN GENEVA ON SUNDAY UN UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL AND UN-HABITAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNA TIBAIJUKA.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS WORKED HARD THROUGH MANY POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES TO MATERIALIZE ITS VISION ON THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTH AND EDUCATION AND THE PROVISION OF HOUSING SERVICES, HE SAID.
OUR PROGRESS CONTINUES AND OUR AMBITION-FILLED OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE PERSISTS TO MEET THE ASPIRATIONS OF CITIZENS AND ENSURE FURTHER PROSPERITY FOR THE COUNTRY, HE SAID.
ON HER BEHALF, TIBAIJUKA HAILED THE POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE PRIME MINISTER TO IMPROVE THE LIVING STANDARDS OF CITIZENS, SAYING THAT THE SPECIAL CITATION OF THE 2006 UN-HABITAT SCROLL OF HONOUR AWARD COMES TO HONOUR THE EFFORTS HE HAS MADE OVER THE YEARS.
BAHRAIN HAS ACHIEVED MANY DEVELOPMENTAL POLICIES, INTRODUCED PROGRESSIVE CHANGES IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND REACHED ADVANCED LEVELS IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF MDGS, SHE SAID.
SHE ADDED THAT THE PRESENTATION OF THE AWARD TO THE PREMIER CAME AFTER AN ELABORATE ASSESSMENT OF BAHRAINS ACHIEVEMENTS AND AFTER MAKING SURE THAT DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS IN BAHRAIN HAVE BEEN IN FAVOUR OF THE POOR AND CITIZENS OF LOW INCOME.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS TACKLED MANY ISSUES FACING HOUSING AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCEEDED IN OFFERING ITS CITIZENS DECENT ACCOMMODATION AND ESSENTIAL URBAN SERVICES, SHE NOTED.
SHE SAID SHE WAS DELIGHTED TO BE PRESENT IN GENEVA TO ATTEND TOMORROWS CEREMONY IN WHICH SHAIKH KHALIFA WILL RECEIVE THE AWARD.
SHAIKH KHALIFA HAS CONTRIBUTED BY HIS TREMENDOUS EFFORTS AND SOLID SUPPORT TO THE PROVISION OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL PRAISE, SHE SAID.
THE SCROLL OF HONOUR MARKS HIS SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS THAT HAVE LED TO THIS EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRESS IN BAHRAIN, SHE EXPLAINED, HOPING THAT OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD WOULD EMULATE THE KINGDOM WHICH STAND FOR A VERY POSITIVE MODEL IN THIS DOMAIN, SHE ADDED.
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