FAO awards Kuwait for early MDGs fulfillment
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has honored the State of Kuwait for meeting the target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and World Food Conference to curtail hunger and undernourishment. Kuwait was listed among 18 countries that were awarded during the 38th general conference of the FAO.
FAO awards Kuwait for early MDGs fulfillment
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has honored the State of Kuwait for meeting the target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and World Food Conference to curtail hunger and undernourishment.
Kuwait was listed among 18 countries that were awarded during the 38th general conference of the FAO.
Kuwait's representative at the conference Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al-Sabah received the award from FAO Director General Jose Graziano da Silva during a ceremony at the FAO headquarters in Rome on Sunday evening.
The ceremony was attended by heads of state, prime ministers, ministers and representatives of FAO member states reaching 197 in number.
In a keynote speech at the event, the FAO chief highly applauded Kuwait and other 17 countries which have fulfilled the MDGs target of eradicating poverty and hunger, and the stricter goal of the World Development Conference which aims to eradicate undernourishment.
He said the 18 countries had made such achievements thanks to their strong political will and coordination and cooperation for the fulfillment of world ambitions for a better future.
For his part, Kuwait's representative at the conference Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, the director of the economic department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, voiced much pleasure at this international award which proved the position of Kuwait internationally due to its pioneering role in encouraging and supporting international cooperation through development diplomacy.
Speaking to KUNA on the occasion, Sheikh Ali said this fresh international recognition is the fruit of accomplishments led by His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his pioneering initiatives for food security and fight against hunger and poverty through development programs, projects and plans in diverse regions, primarily a fund for decent life purposed to face world food shortage and surging food prices.
He pointed to the role of Kuwait in calling for and sponsoring regional and international conferences, including an Arab economic cooperation summit and the third Arab-African food security summit due in Kuwait later this year.
In this context, he lauded the keenness of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Kuwait's active and effective presence in all regional and international conferences and events.
He also appreciated great contributions worth USD 16 billion by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) to different Arab and developing nations.
The Kuwaiti representative finally spoke highly of Kuwait's Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAFR) for its great efforts to boost local production and spur the Kuwaiti private sector to play its due part in ensuring national food security. Among the other honorees are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cuba, Djibouti, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Venezuela and Vietnam.
Kuwait was listed among 18 countries that were awarded during the 38th general conference of the FAO.
Kuwait's representative at the conference Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al-Sabah received the award from FAO Director General Jose Graziano da Silva during a ceremony at the FAO headquarters in Rome on Sunday evening.
The ceremony was attended by heads of state, prime ministers, ministers and representatives of FAO member states reaching 197 in number.
In a keynote speech at the event, the FAO chief highly applauded Kuwait and other 17 countries which have fulfilled the MDGs target of eradicating poverty and hunger, and the stricter goal of the World Development Conference which aims to eradicate undernourishment.
He said the 18 countries had made such achievements thanks to their strong political will and coordination and cooperation for the fulfillment of world ambitions for a better future.
For his part, Kuwait's representative at the conference Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, the director of the economic department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, voiced much pleasure at this international award which proved the position of Kuwait internationally due to its pioneering role in encouraging and supporting international cooperation through development diplomacy.
Speaking to KUNA on the occasion, Sheikh Ali said this fresh international recognition is the fruit of accomplishments led by His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his pioneering initiatives for food security and fight against hunger and poverty through development programs, projects and plans in diverse regions, primarily a fund for decent life purposed to face world food shortage and surging food prices.
He pointed to the role of Kuwait in calling for and sponsoring regional and international conferences, including an Arab economic cooperation summit and the third Arab-African food security summit due in Kuwait later this year.
In this context, he lauded the keenness of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Kuwait's active and effective presence in all regional and international conferences and events.
He also appreciated great contributions worth USD 16 billion by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) to different Arab and developing nations.
The Kuwaiti representative finally spoke highly of Kuwait's Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAFR) for its great efforts to boost local production and spur the Kuwaiti private sector to play its due part in ensuring national food security. Among the other honorees are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cuba, Djibouti, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Venezuela and Vietnam.
16/06/2013