The work of the 16th regular session of the Executive Office of the Council of Arab Ministers of Information was concluded in Kuwait today, with the adoption of recommendations, foremost of which is the Palestinian issue. Among the approved recommendations is the follow-up of the Arab media movement plan abroad and the role of the Arab media in confronting the phenomenon of terrorism and the acceleration of the implementation of the Arab Media Map for Sustainable Development 2030 program, in addition to the inclusion of media education in the school curricula for all stages, in addition to the establishment of the Arab Institute for Peace Journalism.
Ambassador Ahmed Khattabi, Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States and Head of the Media and Communication Sector, said in a speech during the meeting that the Permanent Committee for Arab Media has worked during the past two days to study a group of issues, topped by the Palestinian issue as a permanent item on the agenda for more support for the Palestinian people against violations and practices. The illegal Israeli occupation in the Palestinian territories, especially in the city of Jerusalem. He also indicated that the committee followed the decisions of the last session of the Information Ministers Council, including the organization of the first media forum on (sustainable development) and the convening of task forces concerned with the dangers of electronic games, adding that the General Secretariat announced the allocation of the seventh session of the Media Excellence Award 2023 for the field of environmental media under the slogan ( Climate change and the future) under the auspices of the State of Kuwait.
For his part, Ziyad al-Makari, the Lebanese Minister of Information, pointed out in a similar speech to ponement of the celebration (Beirut, Capital of Arab Media 2023) in solidarity with the victims of the devastating earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria and the complexities of the Lebanese internal situation.
The State of Kuwait recently hosted the meetings of the 98th regular session of the Standing Committee for Arab Media and the 16th regular session of the Executive Office of the Council of Arab Ministers of Information in the presence of representatives of organizations and federations practicing media tasks under the umbrella of the Arab League, in addition to the 24th meeting of the permanent expert group concerned with following up the role of the media in addressing the phenomenon terrorism. Morocco is scheduled to host the 99th regular session of the Standing Committee for Arab Media, the 17th session of the Executive Office of the Council and the 53rd regular session of the Council of Arab Information Ministers.
