(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
MUSCAT, 23rd April, 2017 (WAM) -- The fifth workshop for members of
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Red Crescent societies, organised by
the Human Rights and Environment Sector in the GCC Secretariat, kicked
off in the Omani capital of Muscat on Sunday.
The event will continue until 27th April.
Dr. Yahya Al-Mawali, Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Social
Development and member of the Board of Directors of the Omani
Charitable Organisation (OCO), described the meeting as an opportunity
to exchange common experiences in the fields of humanitarian and
relief work among the GCC States.
Al-Mawali also stressed Oman's keenness to provide humanitarian
support to the needy at local and international levels.
For his part, Bader Al-Zubairi, head of Red Crescent societies'
department of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretariat, stressed
the importance of the role played by the Red Crescent societies in
providing humanitarian aid and work at the international level.
The five-day workshop will include video presentations by the Omani
National Civil Defense Commission, which will review its efforts in
providing aid, assistance and relief to the people in need.
The seminar will also include lectures, workshops and orientation
visits for members of the Red Crescent societies in GCC countries.
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