KABUL: The Deputy Prime Minister’s Office for Economic Affairs says it has held a coordination meeting with representatives of international organizations and aid agencies to discuss preventing begging across the country and finding long-term solutions to the issue.
The participants discussed the causes of begging and ways to prevent it, the office said in a statement, adding that they emphasized the need to provide people engaged in begging with opportunities for a dignified and sustainable livelihood through vocational training, conditional cash assistance, and economic empowerment programs.
According to the statement, at the conclusion of the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office for Economic Affairs also shared a comprehensive proposal with international aid organizations aimed at improving the management of begging.
The proposal was reportedly welcomed by the participating organizations.