ICC-Qatar Fit-again backs call for Mbappe looking action from to give PSG G20 to much-needed support SMEs boost Business | 12 Sport | 15 FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2020 5 RABIA II- 1442 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 8447 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS Up to 5 numbers under 1 plan Terms & Conditions Apply 'Mental health an integral part of prosperous life' FAZEENA SALEEM discussion which focused on right vocabulary to express THE PENINSULA whether health and education The first step becomes themselves is something that I are being properly integrated. identifying how schools feel is often overlooked, so we Vice-Chairperson and CEO of “Mental health is a critical themselves are should ask how we can give Qatar Foundation, H E Sheikha subject that is missing in our children the right language to Hind bint Hamad Al Thani has education systems, but I don’t contributing to the mental express their feelings,” she said. said education systems need to believe adding it to school health crisis — what is the “The most important thing create less anxious future for assignments or looking at it as effect on children of regular exams, of is to know how we empower children and empower them a metric to improve school per- bullying, of competitive sport? We should children, and empowering a with right tools to express formance will solve the issue,” child comes from giving them themselves. Sheikha Hind told the dis- take an honest look at how we, as the adequate tools that can cater Sheikha Hind was in dis- cussion. “We need to take a step institutions, can help to relieve that stress, to their unique needs and allow cussion at a session on ‘The Role back and look at health as an because if we are going to tackle student them to grow in a safe, healthy, of Schools in Child and Ado- integral component of living a wellbeing, we need to be serious about and nurturing environment,” lescent Health’ during the World fulfilled life. Sheikha Hind added. The Innovation Summit for Health “The first step becomes creating a less anxious future. Countess of Wessex, who is (WISH) 2020, which concluded identifying how schools them- H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani Patron of Vision 2020: The Right yesterday. selves are contributing to the To Sight and Global Ambassador The Countess of Wessex; mental health crisis — what is for the International Agency for WHO Regional Director for the effect on children of regular stress, because if we are going Sheikha Hind also high- physiological requisites that the Prevention of Blindness, said Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti; and exams, of bullying, of compet- to tackle student wellbeing, we lighted the importance of inte- make mental wellbeing even she has seen first-hand “the Professor in Adolescent Health, itive sport? We should take an need to be serious about cre- grating health and education in possible, because half of the effect that early intervention can University College London, Prof. honest look at how we, as insti- ating a less anxious future,” she teaching students about well- solution lies in asking the right have on preventing young eyes Russell Viner joined the tutions, can help to relieve that said. being. “What are the questions. Teaching children the losing sight”. `P3 MME launches Festival of Qatari Farm Products Qatar, Poland envoys to lead SANAULLAH ATAULLAH local farms at competitive prices. negotiations on UNSC reform THE PENINSULA Director of the Food Security 33% Department, Masoud Jarallah Al Marri, said Qatar has 33% self-sufficiency in QNA — NEW YORK Qatari ambassador's The Agricultural Affairs Department of the over 150 farms are participating in the fes- agri products, and MME aims to appointment to this task Ministry of Municipality and Environment tival with varieties of farm fresh vegetables raise it to 70% by 2023. President of the 75th (MME) launched yesterday ‘The Festival of and fruits. Session of the United comes in recognition of Qatari Farm Products’ under the slogan He said that the annual festival which Nations General the State of Qatar's role ‘Vegetables from Qatari farms are our first marks the beginning of the agricultural Assembly, Volkan 92,000 at the UN, and its belief choice’ at the LuLu Hypermarket in Al season aims to support local farms by pro- Local farms are currently Bozkir, has appointed in the principle of Gharafa. viding marketing platforms for their producing 92,000 tonnes of Permanent Represent- The initiative is in line with ‘Qatar produce in major commercial outlets as ative of the State of multilateralism. Farms’ and ‘Premium Qatari Vegetables’ part of the policy of the Ministry of Munic- vegetables and fruits per annum. Qatar to the United programmes for 2020 agricultural season. ipality and Environment to help local farms Nations, H E Ambas- The festival offers various types of increase production. sador Sheikha Alya premium quality vegetables and fruits from “The local farms have helped increase self-sufficiency rate of Qatar in agricultural Ahmed Saif Al Thani production to 33 percent, doubling the pro- and Permanent Repre- duction compared to three years ago,” said sentative of Poland, H Al Marri. E Ambassador Joanna He said that the Ministry launched a Wronecka, to lead and number of major projects in cooperation facilitate negotiations with the private sector, targeting to increase on Security Council the self-sufficiency rate in agricultural pro- reform, in accordance duction to 70 percent by 2023. with General Assembly “The Ministry is providing various resolutions calling for platform to market local agricultural reform of the Council in produce which has reached 92,000 tonnes terms of equitable a year,” said Al Marri. representation and increasing the number of its members and He pointed out that the launch of this other issues related to Security Council reform. annual festival at the start of the season in Bozkir said, in a letter to all UN member states, that the General cooperation with LuLu Hypermarket aims Assembly decided to continue the intergovernmental negotia- at exhibiting Qatari products prominently tions on Security Council reform at an informal session of the to help the local produce to compete with General Assembly during its 75th session. imported products. He added that this early appointment should provide an oppor- The inauguration ceremony was tunity for member states to start consultations on issues related attended by Head of the Farms Affairs to Security Council reform at an appropriate time. Department, Ahmed Shaheen Al Kuwari; Appointing Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed Saif Al Thani to Director of the Food Security Department, Masoud Jarallah Al Marri; Head of the Farms Head of the Guidance and Agricultural this task comes in recognition of the role of the State of Qatar in Affairs Department, Ahmed Shaheen Al Kuwari; Head of the Guidance and Agricultural Services Section at the Agricultural Affairs the United Nations, its belief in the principle of multilateralism Services Section at the Agricultural Affairs Department of MME, Ahmed Salem Al Yafei; Department of MME, Ahmed Salem Al Yafei; and its keenness to develop the mechanisms of work of the inter- and Director of Lulu Group International, Dr. Mohamed Althaf inaugurating the festival at and Director of LuLu Group International, national organisation to achieve its goals, including reforming Lulu Hypermarket in Al Gharrafa yesterday. 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