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Kuwait gov't discuss Nat'l Youth Policy

KUWAIT, Jan 14 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Minister of State for Youth Mohammad Al-Jabri and his office staff briefed the cabinet Monday about a National Youth Policy which aimed at investing in human resources in compliance with Kuwait's 2035 vision.
Al-Jabri, also Minister of Information, and his staff said the policy reflected government's commitment towards development, empowering youth and preparing them to achieve objectives of the vision, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh said.
They said the National Youth Policy would cover important fields like education, innovation, health, labor, culture, social responsibility and citizenship, Al-Saleh said in a statement following a cabinet meeting, chaired by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
This policy, they explained, was prepared in collaboration with youth institutes to be in harmony with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the development plan and the government program.
The cabinet, said Al-Saleh, assigned the government's educational, health and youth committee to prepare executive mechanisms for the National Youth Policy within two weeks.
Meanwhile, the cabinet discussed a report by the Ministry of Electricity and Water over collections of electricity and water bills.
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah briefed the cabinet about outcome of a recent visit by Oman's foreign minister Yusuf bin Alawi, during which they discussed supporting the GCC march, as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest.
The government, on the other hand, expressed regret over the human casualties caused by an explosion in a bakery in Paris, France, and snow storms in Algeria and the US, as well as a collapse of a coal mine in China. (end) bs