[RCM-23.06.2008] Secretary of Foreign Affairs at General People's Congress meets with Malta's former Prime Minister.  
The Secretary of the Foreign Affairs Department at the General People's Congress this morning met in Tripoli with the former Maltese Prime Minister, Bonnici Mifsud, and Ahmed Abdel aal, the members of the People's Committee of al-Qathafi International Prize for Human Rights, who are currently on a visit to Great Jamahiriya to attend commemoration of the 20^th anniversary of the Great Green Charter for Human Rights in the era of masses.
During the meeting, Bonnici Mifsud expressed his utmost greetings and congratulations to the Leader of the Revolution on the occasion of eviction of the American forces and on the 20^th anniversary of the Great Green Charter for Human Rights. Bonnici Mifsud said he was keen to highlight the Great Green Charter for Human Rights for its great values among the international charters relevant to human rights including the International Human Rights Declaration.
On the other hand, they discussed ongoing efforts aiming to intensify studies on this charter and its importance in the area of human rights.
Source: (JANA) Tripoli, 12.06.2008

[RCM-07.06.2008] General People Committee (GPC) for Health and Environment holds its 3rd ordinary meeting for this year. 
Jana.04.6.08 – the GPC for Health and Environment held its 3^rd ordinary meeting for this year this morning in Janzour, al-Jafara Shabia in the presence of its Secretary and members and secretaries of People's Committees of the Sector in Shabias.
The meeting was also attended by Secretary of People's Congress of al-Jafara Shabia and directors of departments in the sector. The participants focused on discussing a memorandum concerning the health system and its development, in addition to the organizational structure proposed for the sector.
On the other hand, the committee reviewed the recommendations of a seminar on the mechanism of paid health services in Great Jamahiriya which was held in Tripoli on 2, 3 of the current month of June.
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[RCM-3.04.2008] The Secretary of GPC for Higher Education, Secretary General of Arab Maghreb Union discuss preparedness to hold meetings of Maghreb Ministerial Council in charge of education, higher education, scientific research in Great Jamahiriya. 
Tripoli, 30.03.2008-JANA-
The Secretary of the General People's Committee for Higher Education this morning met in Tripoli with the Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union, currently visiting Great Jamahiriya.
During the meeting, they discussed ongoing preparedness to hold meetings of the Maghreb Ministerial Council in charge of education, higher education and the scientific research in Great Jamahiriya during the period 22-23^rd of the next month of April.
During the meeting, a number of issues concerning cooperation in the field of higher education among the Maghreb countries were also discussed. On the other hand, they stressed to activate this cooperation at the Maghreb University’s level as well as cooperation among the Maghreb countries' universities. Similarly, they stressed on continuation of the permanent scholarship among the member countries and Arabic translation of curriculums in the higher education institutions of the union's countries.

[RCM-17.03.2008] The Leader of the revolution, Colonel Muammar Al Qathafi exchanged viewpoints with the secretaries of the people’s committees of the Libyan universities.
On last 15^th March 2008, brother leader Muammar Al Qathafi met with the secretaries of the people’s committees of twelve universities in the Great Jamahiriya in the Syrt city which was holding the first interuniversity festival of song.

The leader took that opportunity to reemphasize on his speech during the 31^st commemoration of the Establishment of the people’s authority held last March 2^nd. “the State will no longer be in charge of services and production, people will get the returns of oil and they have to manage their services and production on their own as they see fit with complete freedom not depending on anyone to serve them as things were in the past … Government cheats on people and people depending on government in any place in the world. We are in a Jamahiriya system and this was supposed to be from the beginning, but we said maybe we are unable to manage that in the past period, but from now on there is no excuse... People tried everything and I think they have become convinced. .(Read more)

[RCM-15.03.2008] GPC for Manpower starts transferring ownership of training centers within wealth distribution program. 
[Tripoli, 13.03.2008/JANA] The General People's Committee for Manpower, Training and Employment started, today, taking executive measures to implement what came in the Leader's speech on the 31^st anniversary of the proclamation of the Authority of the People regarding transferring ownership of the vocational training centers within the program of wealth distribution.

During the meeting, held today in Tripoli and attended by the Secretary of the Committee, Director of the Vocational Training Centers and Directors of the Sector's Advanced Centers, a strategy to transfer ownership of these centers to their workers was adopted.

The attendants agreed to select 65 Advanced Training Centers with scientific, technical standards and specifications to be changed into collective joint-stock companies for their workers..

[RCM-06.03.2008] The General People’s Congress issues Resolution No: 10/2008 regarding the formation of the General People’s Congress.

The resolution issued by the congress at the end of its meetings in the frontline of Syrt city for the drafting of the resolutions of the Basic People’s Congresses Session of the year 2007 issued resolution No: 9 for the year 2008
The General People’s Congress in implementation of the instructions of the Leader of the Revolution during his speech to the General People’s Congress on the 31^st anniversary of the proclamation of the establishment of the people’s authority;
And after reviewing the law No: 1/2008 regarding the system of work of the People’s Congresses, People’s Committees and its executive order, has decided:
Article No 1
The following committees are to be established:
1. The Budget Committee to be established as follows:
2. Secretary of the General People’s Congress
3. Secretary of the People’s Committees Affairs at the General People’s Congress
4. Secretary of the National Planning Council
5. Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Financial Auditing Body
6. Secretary of the General People’s Committee
7. Assistant Secretary of the General People’s Committee
8. The Governor of Central Bank of Libya
9. Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Planning
10. Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Finance.(Read more)

[RCM-23.02.2008] General People's Committee for Culture & Information approves establishment of al-Qathafi International Library.

During its second ordinary meeting for the current year held today in Tripoli, the General People's Committee for Culture and Information approved, in attendance of its secretary and members, a project to establish al-Qathafi International Library in Tripoli, which will comprise, in principle, 40 million books dealing with all branches of social and applicable science as most distinctive, prominent international library.

During the meeting, the committee discussed the ongoing preparedness and arrangement to celebrate the 31st anniversary of realization of the Authority of the People and the birth of the first Jamahiriya in history.

The Committee viewed the report submitted by the delegation that took part in the exceptional meeting of the Arab Culture Ministers that was recently held in Egypt; and a special memorandum concerning participation in the Dubai's People's Festival and London Book Exhibition.

During the meeting, the Committee discussed observations of the Supreme Committee for Training on the training plan that was presented in the first meeting, besides the cultural plan for the current year 2008. On the other hand, the Committee followed-up the sector's projects being achieved to deal with difficulties encountered during implementation.
 

Secretary of GPC and Secretaries of Sectorial General People's committees follow up the implementation of housing and developmental projects in Ghat Shabia
[The RCM in association with JANA11.02.2008] The Secretary general of the General People's Committee and the Secretaries of the General People's committees for Communication and transport, electricity water and gas, justice, higher education, assistant secretary of GPC for Justice, took a field tour today, Monday to follow up the implementation of housing and developmental projects in Ghat Shabia.
They were also accompanied in this tour by the coordinator of the social people's leaderships, the secretary of the people's congress of the Shabiya and a group of the secretaries of BPC's, people's committees for sectors, secretary of the General Housing Authority, assistant secretary of Implementation Board for Housing and Utilities Projects, secretaries of administrative body for development of administrative areas, urban planning department Saving and Real Estate Investment Bank and general directors of Agricultural Banks .
The follow up tour included Tahala Project of Tahala Basic People's Congress were ( 80 ) housing units are under construction, in addition to the execution to ( 70 ) new housing units.(Read more)

General People's Committee for Youth & Sports holds its first meeting for the year. 
[The RCM in association with JANA 09.02.2008]  The General People's Committee for Youth & Sports followed up, during its first ordinary meeting for the year 1376 DP held today in Gharyan city in al-Jaberl al-Gharbi Shabiya, the measures taken to implement resolutions of the Basic People's Congresses regarding this sector.
During the meeting, the Committee discussed reports on observations of the General People's Committee for Inspection and Public Control Body about infrastructure and the sector's training program for this year.
The committee, on the other hand, considered a progress report of committees in charge to finalize procedures of handing over youth & sports establishments and utilities in the Shabiyats of al-Kufra, al-Jufra, al-Mergheb, Nalut, al-Shati, Sabha, Murzoq, Wadi al-Hayat and Ghat.
The committee dealt with activities and programs of the National Committee for Youth Voluntary Work for the last year.
During the meeting, the Committee got acquainted with the minutes of the meeting of the General Committee of the Management Company for Sports & Youth Establishments and Utilities.