Minister of Social Affairs: Mobilizing all efforts and resources to protect the family unit

Minister of Social Affairs, Family, and Childhood Affairs, Dr. Amthal Al-Hawaili, chaired the third meeting of the National Committee for Protection from Domestic Violence to follow up on executive steps aimed at enhancing family security and community stability in the country.

The meeting’s agenda included discussing initiatives and insights submitted by various concerned member entities of the committee, and examining mechanisms to strengthen joint efforts and institutional coordination among state sectors and civil society organizations.

Discussions focused on activating joint efforts to advance the formulation of a comprehensive and integrated national strategy for protection from domestic violence, ensuring the development of an advanced and sustainable preventive and therapeutic system.

In this context, Dr. Amthal Al-Hawaili affirmed that formulating this comprehensive strategy translates the directives of the Supreme Leadership regarding the necessity of mobilizing all efforts and resources to protect the family unit, and to activate the provisions of relevant decrees and legislation. She clarified that the integration of roles among concerned entities and the discussion of their initiatives constitute the fundamental pillar for developing mechanisms to monitor reports, provide immediate and effective protection to victims, and offer the necessary psychological and social support to all family members.