The Members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia held their 14th session of the sixth term today, chaired by Speaker Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe).
The session opened with a quorum of 146 MPs and focused on two key agenda items: the first reading of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the first reading of the Draft Bill on International Judicial Cooperation.
Minister of Women and Human Rights Development, Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, presented the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, outlining its key articles and provisions.
Members of Parliament questioned the minister on the core principles and the potential financial implications of adopting the charter.
The session also saw the first reading of the Draft Bill on International Judicial Cooperation, presented by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hassan Maalim Mahmoud.
At the conclusion of the session, Speaker Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur instructed the relevant parliamentary committees to prepare the second readings of both documents and return them to the House for further debate.
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