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Al-Abbas holy shrine preparing to hold a conference on sustainable development

The Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine is preparing to hold the first conference on sustainable development in Iraq, in cooperation with the Ministry of planning.

AhlulBayt News Agency: The Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine is preparing to hold the first conference on sustainable development in Iraq, in cooperation with the Ministry of planning.

Dr. Abbas Rashid al-Mousawi, a member of the board of Directors of the holy shrine, said, "in all projects, we seek to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, by making world leaders aware of the seriousness of the environmental and climatic situation, the increase in population growth, health conditions, hunger, poverty, illiteracy and education," noting that "these problems not only threaten modern man, but leave their impact on future generations".

For his part, the chairman of the scientific committee of the conference, Dr. Mohammed Hassan Jaber, explained that "the committee held a meeting with a number of formations at the holy shrine to prepare the necessary preparations for the conference, which will be held in partnership with the Ministry of planning, to present the most important success stories and local experiences that contributed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals."

"The Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine is one of the few entities that has achieved the Sustainable Development Goals, and this achievement has been recorded on the United Nations websites, and its interest in this issue transcends national borders to global borders based on Islamic teachings,"he added.

According to the chairman of the committee, the Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine shows interest in holding such meetings and deepening the culture in the field of sustainable development, especially since the conference is held under the slogan (welfare of the future to protect the present).


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