Qatar participates in meeting to review draft Arab guiding law for protection of IDPs
CAIRO: The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministries of Justice and Interior, participated in the third meeting of the joint committee of experts and representatives from the Ministries of Justice, Interior, and other relevant bodies in Arab countries to review the draft Arab guiding law for the protection and assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Arab countries.
The meeting began on Wednesday at the headquarters of the League of Arab States in Cairo.
This two-day meeting is being held in implementation of the decision issued by the Council of Arab Ministers of Justice during its 40th regular session, held on Nov 28, 2024, which called for a final meeting of the joint committee of representatives from the Ministries of Justice, Interior, and relevant bodies in Arab countries to study the draft Arab guiding law for the protection and assistance of IDPs in Arab countries.
During the meeting, the committee is expected to finalise its review of the articles of the draft law, which was originally proposed by the Ministry of Justice of Iraq, and for which the Council of Arab Ministers of Justice approved the formation of a joint committee to conduct the review.
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