Dignified Life: Egypt fighting terrorism with development
Egypt succeeded in drying up the sources of terrorism and extremism over the past seven years.
It did this by eliminating
armed groups in Sinai, eradicating the militias of the Muslim Brotherhood and
preventing extremists from controlling the mosques.
State authorities also worked
to address the social problems of most Egyptians, which play a role in fueling
extremism.
They launched a project
for the eradication of dangerous slums and developing safe ones.
Egyptian President
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi launched the Dignified Life initiative in 2019 with the
aim of developing thousands of villages around Egypt.
As it does all this,
Egypt is keen on abiding by international laws. It also works to reform
religious discourse as part of its fight against terrorism and extremism.
This fight moves hand
in hand with United Nations and Security Council resolutions that call for addressing
the conditions that give rise to extremism.
These resolutions
include Resolution No. 1963/2010 and Resolution No. 2129/2013, which embody the
most important strategic pillars for combating terrorism.
The United Nations also
has a strategy for the fight against terrorism in the light of General Assembly
Resolution No. 60/288.
Dignified
life initiative
The Dignified Life
Initiative, launched by President Sisi on January 2, 2019, was celebrated by Egypt
celebrated on Thursday.
The initiative aims to improve
the living standards and quality of life for needy citizens in rural
communities across Egypt.
It seeks to improve the
services offered citizens on a daily basis.
The initiative has 17
goals, including raising the economic, social and environmental level of the
most needy families in poor villages.
The initiative is
implemented over three phases, the first of which includes villages with
poverty rates of 70% or more. The second phase includes villages with poverty
rates from 50% to 70%, whereas the third phase includes villages with poverty
rates less than 50%.
