PM RECEIVES UN AWARD
GENEVA, JULY 2 (BNA) -- PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA TODAY RECEIVED THE UN-HABITAT SCROLL OF HONOUR AWARD AT A GLITTERING CEREMONY HELD BY THE UNITED NATIONS AT ITS HEADQUARTERS IN GENEVA.
THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO THE PRIME MINISTER BY UN SECRETARY- GENERAL BANK -KI MOON IN THE PRESENCE OF TOP POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL FIGURES.
IN HIS SPEECH AT THE EVENT, SHAIKH KHALIFA AFFIRMED THAT THE AWARD ALSO HONOURS THE WORK OF THE LATE AMIR SHAIKH ISA BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA, THE GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS OF HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA, WHICH ARE VERY WELL APPRECIATED BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BAHRAIN AND IS ALSO AN INTERNATIONAL APPRECIATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF BAHRAIN.
THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ANNUAL AWARD FINANCED BY HIM AND SUPERVISED BY THE UN HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME WHICH WILL BE GRANTED TO TOP RESEARCHERS IN FIELDS THAT SERVE THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAMME.
AS PRIME MINISTER, I HAVE TAKEN PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING STANDARDS OF ALL CITIZENS SO THAT NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND, SHAIKH KHALIFA SAID.
IN HIS ENDEAVORS TO ACHIEVE THIS, THE PRIME MINISTER HAS WORKED ON STRENGTHENING NATIONAL ECONOMY TO SUPPORT SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS AND ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, HE NOTED.
A WEAK ECONOMY CANNOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE POORER ELEMENTS OF THE SOCIETY AND THAT IS WHY ECONOMIC ASPECTS HAVE BECOME THE TOP PRIORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.
THE BAHRAIN GOVERNMENT HAS PURSUED A VIGOROUS HOME BUILDING PROGRAMME BASED ON A POLICY OF MODERNIZATION AND URBAN RENEWAL WHILE MAINTAINING THE BALANCE AND HERITAGE OF BAHRAINS ARAB CULTURE, HE SAID.
WE HAVE ALL STRIVEN TOGETHER TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING IN POVERTY AND THE MILESTONES WE HAVE SCORED IN THIS DOMAIN WERE PROVEN BY THE INTERNATIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT WE RECEIVED, HE SAID.
THE AWARD MAKES THE PEOPLE IN BAHRAIN VERY PROUD OF THE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION THAT THE KINGDOM HAS ACHIEVED IN PURSUING THE UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, HE SAID.
SHAIKH KHALIFA ADDED THAT THE AWARD SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE UN AND ITS AFFILIATES TO ACHIEVE PROGRESS.
THE UN CHARTER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE RIGHT OF HUMAN BEINGS TO PROPER SHELTER IS A BASIC RIGHT, HE SAID.
THIS RIGHT IS ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE CONSTITUTION OF BAHRAIN FOR ALL NATIONALS OF THE KINGDOM, HE ADDED.
FOLLOWING THAT, UN SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON PRAISED THE SUCCESSFUL STEPS TAKEN BY THE BAHRAIN GOVERNMENT TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY AND TRANSFORM THE KINGDOM INTO AN ADVANCED COUNTRY WITH A THRIVING DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY.
BAHRAIN HAS BEEN EXEMPLARY IN ITS EFFORTS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY WHILE ALSO TACKLING ITS ROOT CASES, HE SAID.
I AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT WOULD INSPIRE OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION AND BEYOND TO BENEFIT FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF BAHRAIN, HE SAID.
IN HER SPEECH, UN UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL AND UN- HABITAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNA TIBAIJUKA HAILED THE EFFORTS AND THE SUCCESS OF BAHRAIN IN DEALING WITH POVERTY AND IN THE ACHIEVING EQUALITY.
TIBAIJUKA AFFIRMED THE UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA GAINED AT THE UNS JUDGE PANEL TO RECEIVE THE AWARD.
THE MAIN REASON FOR PRESENTING SHAIKH KHALIFA WITH THE AWARD WAS HIS CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TO ENHANCE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, LIMIT POVERTY AND CARRY OUT URBANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH HAS EXTENDED TO ALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN BAHRAIN, SHE SAID.
TIBAIJUKA SAID SHE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE AWARD WILL ENCOURAGE SHAIKH KHALIFA AND BAHRAIN AS A WHOLE TO CONTINUE WORKING TOWARDS FURTHER DEVELOPMENT.
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SHAIKHA HAYA BINT RASHID AL KHALIFA THEN GAVE A SPEECH IN WHICH SHE EXPRESSED HER PRIDE IN HONOURING THE PREMIER.
IT IS IN FACT AN HONOUR FOR BAHRAINS KING, GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE, SHE SAID.
THE AWARD REFLECTS THE RECOGNITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF THE STRENUOUS EFFORTS OF THE PRIME MINISTER IN PUSHING THE WHEEL OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN BAHRAIN UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD, SHE NOTED.
SHAIKH KHALIFA AND THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL THEN OPENED THE BAHRAIN EXHIBITION AT THE UN HEADQUARTERS IN GENEVA.
A NUMBER OF MINISTRIES AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE EXHIBITION TO HIGHLIGHT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF BAHRAIN IN DEVELOPMENT AND URBANIZATION.
THE EXHIBITION FOCUSED ON ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE PLANS IN HOUSING, URBAN MANAGEMENT, DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL SECTOR.
IN A STATEMENT HE GAVE FOLLOWING THE TOUR IN THE EXHIBITION, THE PREMIER SAID THAT THE GREAT DEVELOPMENT MARCH LED BY HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD TO HAVE A MODERN COUNTRY IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS.
THE PRESENTATION OF BAHRAIN WITH THIS AWARD HAS STEPPED WITH THE KINGDOM INTO A BRILLIANT CHAPTER OF HISTORY, HE SAID, PLEDGING TO FURTHER SERVE BAHRAIN AND ENSURE FACTORS OF PROSPERITY FOR EVERY CITIZEN.
THE EXHIBITION SHED LIGHT ON THE PRIME MINISTERS ROLE IN THE ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AND HIS EFFORTS IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING STANDARDS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN AND SOCIAL STRATEGIES.
THIS WAS PRESENTED THROUGH DOCUMENTARIES AND A BOOK ON THE PREMIERS ACHIEVEMENTS, WRITTEN IN ARABIC, ENGLISH AND FRENCH.
THE LITERATURE AT THE EXHIBITION COVERED THE GOVERNMENTS EFFORTS IN ENSURING THE RIGHT OF EVERY CITIZEN TO SUITABLE LODGING.
NTQ/MT
02-JUL-2007
19:26
THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO THE PRIME MINISTER BY UN SECRETARY- GENERAL BANK -KI MOON IN THE PRESENCE OF TOP POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL FIGURES.
IN HIS SPEECH AT THE EVENT, SHAIKH KHALIFA AFFIRMED THAT THE AWARD ALSO HONOURS THE WORK OF THE LATE AMIR SHAIKH ISA BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA, THE GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS OF HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA, WHICH ARE VERY WELL APPRECIATED BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BAHRAIN AND IS ALSO AN INTERNATIONAL APPRECIATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF BAHRAIN.
THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ANNUAL AWARD FINANCED BY HIM AND SUPERVISED BY THE UN HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME WHICH WILL BE GRANTED TO TOP RESEARCHERS IN FIELDS THAT SERVE THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAMME.
AS PRIME MINISTER, I HAVE TAKEN PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING STANDARDS OF ALL CITIZENS SO THAT NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND, SHAIKH KHALIFA SAID.
IN HIS ENDEAVORS TO ACHIEVE THIS, THE PRIME MINISTER HAS WORKED ON STRENGTHENING NATIONAL ECONOMY TO SUPPORT SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS AND ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, HE NOTED.
A WEAK ECONOMY CANNOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE POORER ELEMENTS OF THE SOCIETY AND THAT IS WHY ECONOMIC ASPECTS HAVE BECOME THE TOP PRIORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.
THE BAHRAIN GOVERNMENT HAS PURSUED A VIGOROUS HOME BUILDING PROGRAMME BASED ON A POLICY OF MODERNIZATION AND URBAN RENEWAL WHILE MAINTAINING THE BALANCE AND HERITAGE OF BAHRAINS ARAB CULTURE, HE SAID.
WE HAVE ALL STRIVEN TOGETHER TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING IN POVERTY AND THE MILESTONES WE HAVE SCORED IN THIS DOMAIN WERE PROVEN BY THE INTERNATIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT WE RECEIVED, HE SAID.
THE AWARD MAKES THE PEOPLE IN BAHRAIN VERY PROUD OF THE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION THAT THE KINGDOM HAS ACHIEVED IN PURSUING THE UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, HE SAID.
SHAIKH KHALIFA ADDED THAT THE AWARD SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE UN AND ITS AFFILIATES TO ACHIEVE PROGRESS.
THE UN CHARTER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE RIGHT OF HUMAN BEINGS TO PROPER SHELTER IS A BASIC RIGHT, HE SAID.
THIS RIGHT IS ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE CONSTITUTION OF BAHRAIN FOR ALL NATIONALS OF THE KINGDOM, HE ADDED.
FOLLOWING THAT, UN SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON PRAISED THE SUCCESSFUL STEPS TAKEN BY THE BAHRAIN GOVERNMENT TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY AND TRANSFORM THE KINGDOM INTO AN ADVANCED COUNTRY WITH A THRIVING DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY.
BAHRAIN HAS BEEN EXEMPLARY IN ITS EFFORTS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY WHILE ALSO TACKLING ITS ROOT CASES, HE SAID.
I AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT WOULD INSPIRE OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION AND BEYOND TO BENEFIT FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF BAHRAIN, HE SAID.
IN HER SPEECH, UN UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL AND UN- HABITAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNA TIBAIJUKA HAILED THE EFFORTS AND THE SUCCESS OF BAHRAIN IN DEALING WITH POVERTY AND IN THE ACHIEVING EQUALITY.
TIBAIJUKA AFFIRMED THE UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA GAINED AT THE UNS JUDGE PANEL TO RECEIVE THE AWARD.
THE MAIN REASON FOR PRESENTING SHAIKH KHALIFA WITH THE AWARD WAS HIS CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TO ENHANCE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, LIMIT POVERTY AND CARRY OUT URBANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH HAS EXTENDED TO ALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN BAHRAIN, SHE SAID.
TIBAIJUKA SAID SHE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE AWARD WILL ENCOURAGE SHAIKH KHALIFA AND BAHRAIN AS A WHOLE TO CONTINUE WORKING TOWARDS FURTHER DEVELOPMENT.
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SHAIKHA HAYA BINT RASHID AL KHALIFA THEN GAVE A SPEECH IN WHICH SHE EXPRESSED HER PRIDE IN HONOURING THE PREMIER.
IT IS IN FACT AN HONOUR FOR BAHRAINS KING, GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE, SHE SAID.
THE AWARD REFLECTS THE RECOGNITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF THE STRENUOUS EFFORTS OF THE PRIME MINISTER IN PUSHING THE WHEEL OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN BAHRAIN UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD, SHE NOTED.
SHAIKH KHALIFA AND THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL THEN OPENED THE BAHRAIN EXHIBITION AT THE UN HEADQUARTERS IN GENEVA.
A NUMBER OF MINISTRIES AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE EXHIBITION TO HIGHLIGHT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF BAHRAIN IN DEVELOPMENT AND URBANIZATION.
THE EXHIBITION FOCUSED ON ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE PLANS IN HOUSING, URBAN MANAGEMENT, DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL SECTOR.
IN A STATEMENT HE GAVE FOLLOWING THE TOUR IN THE EXHIBITION, THE PREMIER SAID THAT THE GREAT DEVELOPMENT MARCH LED BY HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD TO HAVE A MODERN COUNTRY IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS.
THE PRESENTATION OF BAHRAIN WITH THIS AWARD HAS STEPPED WITH THE KINGDOM INTO A BRILLIANT CHAPTER OF HISTORY, HE SAID, PLEDGING TO FURTHER SERVE BAHRAIN AND ENSURE FACTORS OF PROSPERITY FOR EVERY CITIZEN.
THE EXHIBITION SHED LIGHT ON THE PRIME MINISTERS ROLE IN THE ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AND HIS EFFORTS IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING STANDARDS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN AND SOCIAL STRATEGIES.
THIS WAS PRESENTED THROUGH DOCUMENTARIES AND A BOOK ON THE PREMIERS ACHIEVEMENTS, WRITTEN IN ARABIC, ENGLISH AND FRENCH.
THE LITERATURE AT THE EXHIBITION COVERED THE GOVERNMENTS EFFORTS IN ENSURING THE RIGHT OF EVERY CITIZEN TO SUITABLE LODGING.
NTQ/MT
02-JUL-2007
19:26
