QFFD signs deal to provide $400,000 for migrants' welfare

QFFD will provide IOM with unearmarked core contribution worth $400,000 to be used by IOM in carrying out its work and capacities in the areas that fall within the scope of IOM's mandate.This agreement is a continuation to fulfil Qatar's pledges to finance basic resources, amounting to $500mn, to support the UN organisations, which was announced during the 2018 Doha Forum.Deputy Director General - Planning Ali Abdulla al-Dabbagh said: "This agreement is part of QFFD's interest in helping the most fragile societies. As migration today is one of the most critical issues that we need to take care of, we need to assure their future stability and prosperity. This agreement with IOM will assure the help of migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers, to access the basics human rights and ensure a decent life for them."IOM Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Carmela Godeau said: "Unearmarked funding for IOM is of crucial importance, and I am very pleased to welcome QFFD to the growing group of donors that have entrusted IOM with such flexible funding. Thanks to QFFDs contribution, IOM will strengthen its capacities to deliver an effective response to today's mobility challenges. IOM is at the forefront of humanitarian crises worldwide and millions of migrants and internally displaced persons rely on our essential services each year. QFFD's unearmarked contribution to IOM illustrates the strong partnership between our two institutions."Chief of IOM Mission in Qatar Iman Ereiqat said: "The signing of this agreement on unearmarked funding launches a new partnership with QFFD. Thanks to this contribution, QFFD is providing IOM with the valuable opportunity to allocate funding to the most pressing needs in line with the principles of good donorship. This important contribution to IOM's Migration Resource Allocation Committee (MIRAC) funding mechanism is the result of a partnership built on mutual trust and understanding. As the IOM Mission in Qatar, we are proud of this partnership with QFFD and look forward to further expanding and strengthening it."It's worth mentioning that QFFD and IOM started implementing a one-year project entitled "Livelihood Support in the Beqaa and North Lebanon targeting Syrian Refugees" in Lebanon, which is part of an agreement they signed in Nov 2021, targeting 11 informal Internally Displaced People (IDP) sites with camp infrastructure upgrades as a flood mitigation response.