Assistant Foreign Minister, Abdullah bin Faisal bin Jabur Al-Dosari, stressed that the Kingdom of Bahrain, under the reform approach of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, has become a leading regional and international model in respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, consolidating the values of patriotism and tolerance, and creating a legislative and regulatory environment to push forward the comprehensive and sustainable development process.
This came on the sidelines of the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, where the Assistant Foreign Minister met with the Director of Multilateral Diplomacy at the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Rabea Al-Haddad.
The Assistant Foreign Minister discussed the development of training programmes and educational curricula as well as raising awareness on human rights values and principles. He also hailed the programmes and activities of UNITAR in this regard.
The Assistant Foreign Minister affirmed the Kingdom’s keenness to strengthen its partnership with UNITAR in order to develop educational programmes and services, consolidating the values of patriotism, tolerance and peace for the protection of rights and freedoms in accordance with international human rights conventions.
In this regard, he pointed out that the “Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Academy for Diplomatic Studies”, under the directives of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, is seeking to strengthen cooperation and exchange experiences with international institutions to introduce courses that focus on developing the staff of the diplomatic and consular corps. He also noted that the employees of the Ministry have benefited from the programmes of UNITAR regarding the activities of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in the previous years.
The Assistant Foreign Minister affirmed that the Kingdom of Bahrain, under His Majesty the King’s reform initiatives, is continuing to strengthen its leading human rights, democratic and development achievements at the regional and international levels. He also stressed the kingdom’s keenness to support the international community in its efforts to preserve peace and security and promote intercultural and inter-religious dialogue in line with the Kingdom’s economic vision and the SDGs 2030.
