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KUWAIT, Jan 19 (KUNA) -- Arab leaders, in their draft resolutions to the Arab Economic Summit, called for executing the comprehensive program for cutting unemployment rates in Arab states through the Arab Labor Organization and related bodies in the member states.
The draft resolution designated 2010-2020 as the "Arab decade for employment and reducing poverty by half," and giving priority to developmental policies in the Arab states in order to boost employment rates and create jobs, curb unemployment, and improve living standards.
It also called for focusing national efforts on human resource development and effective training in line with requirements of the labor market, as well as raising production efficiency and developing three existing Arab training centers.
It called on Arab governments to take necessary steps to facilitate the movement of Arab workforce between the states, and supporting private sector initiatives and those of Arab finance institutions and funds in the implementation of employment programs with the aim of reducing unemployment rates.
It tasked the Arab Labor Organization and the Arab League Secretariat with presenting a periodic report on what was achieved in this area.
As for poverty, the resolution called for implementing the Arab program for combating poverty and financing its programs for four years, while inviting Arab finance institutions to contribute to financing them.
It called for placing social economic policies allowing the reduction of poverty rates by half by 2015, and committed to financing social security networks, providing required financing for small and medium projects.
It tasked the Council of Arab Social Affairs Ministers with following up on the implementation of this program and reporting to the summit on progress in this area. (end) kt KUNA 191050 Jan 09NNNN