In some of the nations that face hardship issue, Muslims comprise the bulk group.
Jakarta – The Indonesian government has actually been striving to take on poverty through arrangement of social assistance, education, health services, and job creation, Vice President Ma’ ruf Amin has stated.
Poverty has actually impacted not just Indonesia, however likewise other countries in Africa, Latin America, America, Europe, and Asia, he said at an international seminar held by the Quranic Researches Institute (PTIQ). He joined the workshop by means of video conferencing from his main home in Jakarta on Tuesday.
” In some of the nations that face poverty issue, Muslims make up the bulk group,” he noted.
Estimating a 2020 World Bank report, the Vice President said the number of people residing in poverty has actually increased to 664 million from 119 million-124 million in 2019.
The United Nations has actually made removing poverty the very first objective of the Sustainable Advancement Goals.
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At the seminar, Amin also interested Muslims to contribute to hardship reduction efforts, in keeping with the teachings of the Holy Quran, by offering alms and distributing economic well-being in a simply and fair way, among other things.
” In this context, Al Quran has revealed us to conquer hardship, either in our capacity as individuals or public officials,” he remarked. (INE)
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