مجدلاني: مخصصات الأسر الفقيرة ستصرف قبل حلول عيد الفطر
خلال اجتماع مجموعة عمل قطاع الحماية الاجتماعية
رام الله / صرح وزير التنمية الاجتماعية د. أحمد مجدلاني أن مخصصات الأسر الفقيرة المستفيدة من برنامج التحويلات النقدية ستصرف قبل حلول عيد الفطر في كافة المحافظات على حد سواء.
ونوه الوزير إلى أن الوزارة تبذل جهوداً مضنية لتأمين صرف مخصصات الأسر المعوزة على الرغم من الأزمة المالية التي تواجه الحكومة لتأمين المخصصات قبل نهاية شهر رمضان.
وأضاف:" نسعى دائما إلى إبقاء مخصصات الأسر الفقيرة أولوية دائمة على الرغم من الأزمة المالية وعلى الرغم من إجراءات الحصار المالي.
جاء ذلك في مستهل اجتماع مجموعة عمل قطاع الحماية الاجتماعية الذي ترأسه الوزير بمشاركة الشركاء في الاتحاد الاوروبي واليونيسف وبرنامج الغذاء العالمي ومنظمة العمل الدولية حيث يهدف الاجتماع إلى الاطلاع على آخر تطورات حول أهمية تشكيل اللجنة المواضعية للأشخاص ذوي الاعاقة كذلك اللجنة المواضعية للنقد والقسائم كما استعرض الأعضاء استراتيجية تخفيض الفقر متعدد الأبعاد وخطة الوزارة لإعداد الاستراتيجية الجديد لها.
واكد الوزير د. مجدلاني على أن سياسة الوزارة هي جعل السجل الاجتماعي متاحاً للشركاء بما يحسن التنسيق بين الجميع كما سيتيح مشاركة البيانات بين الاطراف مؤكداً على أهمية الشراكة والعلاقة الاستراتيجية التي تجمع الوزارة بالمانحين والمؤسسات الحكومية ومؤسسات المجتمع المدني والتي تهدف إلى تعزيز نظام حماية شامل يعكس توجه الوزارة بالانتقال من الاغاثة إلى التنمية ومن الاحتياج الى الانتاج، مشيراً إلى أن ذلك يتم من خلال تبني السجل الوطني الاجتماعي المبني على الفقر المتعدد الأبعاد وشمولية إدارة الحالة في فلسطين والتكامل من أجل رسم السياسات لتقديم تدخلات شمولية للفقراء والمهمشين.
وأشار د. مجدلاني إلى أن السجل الوطني الاجتماعي المبني على منهج منهج الفقر متعدد الابعاد سيضمن العدالة وعدم الازدواجية في تقديم جميع الخدمات الاجتماعية للفئات الفقيرة والمهشمة والتي من ضمنها النقدية والعينية والخدمات الاجتماعية منوهاً إلى انه سيتم اعداد استراتيجية الوزارة للأعوام من 2024-2029 بمشاركة واسعة من جميع الشركاء الوطنيين والدوليين.
بدوره أكد ممثل الاتحاد الأوروبي ادواردو كومو مواصلة الاتحاد الأوروبي دعم جهود الحكومة الفلسطينية لتحقيق التنمية المستدامة في فلسطين وكذلك توفير المساعدات للأسر الفقيرة اضافة لتطوير المزيد من مشاريع التمكين الاقتصادي للأسر الفقيرة والتي تجعلها قادرة على الانتاج.
بدورها أكدت ممثلة اليونيسف لوتشيا إلمي على مواصلة الدعم التقني لاعداد الاستراتيجية وكذلك مواصلة العمل لتوفير خدمات الحماية الاجتماعية والرعاية للأطفال والقضاء على فقر الأطفال مشيرةً لدعمها مركزية نظام الحماية الاجتماعية.
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