د. سماح حمد توقع اتفاقية شراكة وتعاون في مجال التنمية الاجتماعة وتبادل الخبرات مع نظيرتها الأردنية
عمَان/ وقعت وزيرة التنمية الاجتماعية د. سماح حمد مع نظيرتها الأردنية وفاء بني مصطفى، مذكرة تفاهم في مجال التنمية الاجتماعية، تشمل التعاون المشترك وتبادل الخبرات في خدمات الحماية والرعاية الاجتماعية، ومجالات التنمية الاجتماعية والتطوير المؤسسي، والإجراءات القانونية والإغاثية.
واستمعت الوزيرة من نظيرتها الأردنية إلى إيجاز حول الأدوار والمسؤوليات التي تقوم بها وزارة التنمية الاجتماعية الأردنية في الحفاظ على البنية الاجتماعية. وأشادت بتجربة وزارة التنمية الاجتماعية الأردنية التي وصفتها بأنها ناضجة، لافتةً إلى أهمية تبادل الخبرات بين وزارة التنمية الاجتماعية ونظيرتها الأردنية.
وقدمت موجزاً عن عمل الوزارة في ظل الظروف الصعبة التي تتعرض لها فلسطين، والتوجهات الاستراتيجية الجديدة، والتحديات التي تعترض سبيل العمل الاجتماعي في فلسطين. وأكدت على استعداد وزارتها للتعاون والتنسيق وتبادل التجارب والخبرات مع وزارة التنمية الاجتماعية في الأردن الشقيق.
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