The State of Qatar has been elected as Vice-Chairman of the Executive Council of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) for the period 2024-2026. This decision was made during the 27th session of the ALECSO General Conference held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

HE Minister of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) and Chairperson of Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science (QNCECS), Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi led the State of Qatar's delegation to the session, along with representatives from MoEHE, the Ministry of Culture, Qatar University and QNCECS.

The three-day session discussed a range of topics on ALECSO's performance and future, focusing on reviewing suggestions and following up on myriad critical decisions, including the establishment of the Arab observatory center,  discussing the report of the first session of the ALECSO Business and Partnership Forum for 2024 and the forum's draft strategy.

Discussions also included supporting the Arab week of UNESCO to promote Arab culture and civilization, and the development of a response plan for educational, cultural, and scientific needs in conflict, crisis-affected member countries and promotes inter-civilizational dialogue that helps in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Arab countries.

In conclusion of the conference, the results of the elections of Executive Council of ALECSO were announced with the State of Qatar being elected as Vice-Chairman of the Executive Council. Positions were assigned to Ali Abdulrazzaq Al Marafi also, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was elected as Chairman of the Executive Council for another term.

Winning this position by the State of Qatar underscores its ironclad efforts and role in support of joint action at regional and global levels, in pursuit of building better future for the region and generations to come, Al Marafi said.

Al Marafi added that by assuming this position, he looks forward to increasing the contribution to achieving ALESCO's strategic objectives and fostering partnerships among the member states to conduct its projects and programmes, in addition to drawing initiatives that serve its areas of operation.

ALECSO aims to enhance intellectual unity among Arab countries through education and science, improve human resource development, and promote Arab and Islamic culture and language.

Sources Qatar News Agency