Egyptian Minister of Social
Solidarity Nevine el-Kabbag announced on Monday the launch of two programs to
carry out national and regional activities to protect youth from violence,
crime and drug addiction.
The two programs were launched in
cooperation with the UNODC Regional Office for the Middle East and North
Africa.
Under the two programs, specialists
from six countries, namely Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, Sudan, Libya and Palestine,
will use the power of sports, art and psychosocial support to protect young
people from falling into the clutches of addiction.
The minister made the announcement
during her inauguration of a regional workshop organised by the Addiction
Treatment and Abuse Fund and UNODC, which will run till May 26.
The workshop aims to provide regional
training to build the capacity of cadres working in the field of addiction
treatment using the latest international standards in this regard.
Source: Egypt Today
