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Kuwait's MP Al-Hashim participates in 8th UNAOC Global Forum

Member of Kuwaiti Parliament Safa Al-Hashem
Member of Kuwaiti Parliament Safa Al-Hashem
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (KUNA) -- The 8th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) started its sessions at the UN Headquarters on Tuesday with participation of Member of Kuwaiti Parliament Safa Al-Hashem.
Al-Hashim, who is also the Chairperson of the Standing Committee for the United Nations Affairs in the Arab Parliamentary Union, briefed Kuwait Television and KUNA about subjects to be discussed during the UNAOC meetings.
"International peace and security, preventing conflicts, extremism and violence, promoting dialogue among civilizations and religions are all topics to be discussed during the forums sessions," she added.
The forum will shed light on four Key axes related to youth, education, media, and immigration, Al-Hashem noted.
It will also discuss developing of educational curricula to cope with the latest technology and smart applications without the need for a traditional study system, calling to benefit from the Scandinavian experiences in this field.
She confirmed her presence as a representative of parliamentarians of Kuwait's National Assembly and representative of the fourth UN standing committee at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in such global event is very important.
In her statement, Al-Hashim pointed to the subject of enabling women to fight violence against her in all its forms whether verbal, physical, or even at work.
On the other hand, she confirmed how important for countries represented in IPU to have a significant role and opinion toward vital issues such as education, poverty, violence, migration and others, to which the United Nations works individually, through dialogue among civilizations that brings views closer.(end) asf.nhq