HE the President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani participated in the annual meeting of the Olympic Refuge Foundation Executive Office, held Tuesday via video conferencing to discuss a number of topics, including the Foundation's activities during the past year and its priorities in the current year.
The Foundation had made remarkable progress during 2019 and launched many programmes to support needy groups and played a pivotal role in coordinating the formation of a sports coalition for refugees prior to the World Refugee Forum.
During the meeting, the Foundation's executive office highlighted work priorities in 2020, and the amendments that must be made amid the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) in the world, as the Foundation seeks to implement a number of activities and programmes to protect young refugees affected by the coronavirus crisis, focusing on using sports to encourage them to adopt healthy lifestyles.
During the meeting, the Foundation's executive office highlighted work priorities in 2020, and the amendments that must be made amid the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) in the world, as the Foundation seeks to implement a number of activities and programmes to protect young refugees affected by the coronavirus crisis, focusing on using sports to encourage them to adopt healthy lifestyles.
