The Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Chambers, Dr. Khaled Hanafi, participated in the meetings of the 54th session of the Higher Coordination Committee for joint Arab action, and the sixth session of the Forum of specialized Arab federations, which were held in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi. Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the head of the Executive Office of the Forum, Ahmed Al-Jarwan, and the Minister Plenipotentiary, Muhammad Khair Abdel Qader, Director of the Arab Organizations and Federations Department at the Arab League, and Ayman Ghoneim, Secretary General of the Arab Federation for Digital Economy, with the participation of representatives of Arab federations, members of the executive office of the forum.
The Executive Office discussed the topics on its agenda, including the role required of the Arab federations. Within the framework of the results of the Arab Summit held in Algiers in November 2022, and the results of the work of the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Sharm El-Sheikh in mid-November 2022, and the Arab vision for the digital economy prepared by the Arab Union for the Digital Economy.
The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, inaugurated the work of the sixth session of the Forum of Specialized Arab Federations, held in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, with the generous hosting of the Arab Union for Digital Economy. Aboul Gheit emphasized, "The importance of the forum as a platform for exchanging ideas and successful experiences of Arab federations." Pointing out "the importance of the role of Arab federations as houses of expertise working within the framework of the League of Arab States, which called for holding this forum periodically to address issues of interest to Arab work such as entrepreneurship, sustainable development, digital transformation, food security, climate change, and others."
In his speech, the Secretary-General urged the federations to raise more initiatives and plans for the Arab summits and to expand the scope of their work through cooperation with Arab organizations and the specialized ministerial council.
Aboul Gheit called on the federations to "intensify their efforts in the field of food security in response to the changes in the current circumstances, which led to the alarming deterioration of Arab food security indicators."
He praised the initiative launched by the Arab Union for Digital Economy under the title "Arab Food Market", calling on all federations to cooperate in its implementation.
Source (El-Aosboa News Website, Edited)
