At the invitation of the Executive Bureau of the Council of
Ministers of Labor and Ministers for Social Affairs in GCC States, the Arab
Planning Institute participated in the activities of the Gulf seminar on
“Facing Social Phenomena’s and Problems” which was held in the Kingdom of
Bahrain under the patronage of Her Excellency Dr. Fatima Al Balushi the
Minister of Social Development in the Kingdom of Bahrain during the period 5-6
May, 2014 in the capital city of Manama.
The seminar addressed research and working papers, prepared
by a number of experts and academics in the field of analysis and monitoring
issues related to social phenomena’s and problems. As well as papers and
studies that tackled these issues in GCC states and how these states reacted to
these problems and the role that the ministries of Social Development played in
this domain.
The seminar discussed the problems and issues related to
domestic violence, crime and delinquency to terrorism, which are emerging among
the youth among other social and problems phenomena’s.