Ministerial sector reviews reports of Ministries of Information and Labor

The Social and Cultural Development Sector of the Council of Ministers held a meeting today under the chairmanship of acting Minister of Education Mahmoud Siral-Khatim Al-Houri, and reviewed performance reports of the Ministries of Culture and Information and Labor and Administrative Reform for the year 2022.

The report of the Ministry of Culture and Information referred to cultural, infrastructure and digital transformation projects that represents the appropriate environment to reflect the Ministry’s work and achieve its goals in coordination with its partners and relevant actors.

The sector stressed the role played by the media in the current period that the country is going through, which aims to enhance chances of comprehensive national accord in order to boost security, stability and development in the country.

It recommended the need to pay attention to establishing and developing the necessary infrastructure for cultural and media work in the country, and to provide budgets to complete the implementation of the projects of the Ministry of Culture and Information in accordance with the ministry’s plan for the year 2023.

On the other hand, the sector discussed the performance report of the Ministry of Labor and Administrative Reform for the year 2022, where the report highlighted the ministry’s efforts to reduce unemployment rates, reform and develop the civil service, and expand vocational training to accommodate young people.

The sector emphasized the importance of developing legislations and regulations of the civil service and organizing the labor market to keep pace with global developments, as well as building capacities of state employees to improve performance and achieve goals of comprehensive development.