Qatar highlights its support to international organisations

Since its accession to the United Nations in 1971, Qatar has enjoyed a prominent presence in most of the activities of the international organisation, especially with regard to humanitarian and development aspects, in addition to its outstanding contributions in supporting international peace efforts to achieve its humanitarian goals.Despite the size of the challenges, Qatar has proven that it is able to influence the international community and to have independent positions and a consistent approach to international issues, including the Palestinian cause and human rights issues around the world, in addition to the support it provides to the most important working institutions and branches of the UN system.The country has become one of the largest donors and supporters of the UN, achieving a large presence in this regard and imposing non-traditional effectiveness and a great influence on the level of the regional and international decision, especially since the relationship between Doha and the international organisation during the past five decades was characterised by close co-operation and the establishment of exemplary partnerships in various fields, in accordance with the strategic bet taken by Qatar in its multilateral co-operation with international institutions.HE the Director General of Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Khalifa bin Jassim al-Kuwari, revealed that nearly $900mn in financial aid and support has been provided to UN organisations from 2013 until the middle of this year.He said in a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA) that through the QFFD, they were able to highlight Qatar's efforts in achieving peace and sustainable and lasting development and making change in fragile and marginalised communities around the world, through the support of local and international strategic partners such as the UN institutions.Al-Kuwari said that the contributions of QFFD included many organisations affiliated with the UN: $25mn to the IMF, $1.315mn to the IOM, $400,000 to the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur, $500,000 to the IFAD, $1mn to the ILO, $40mn for Unesco, $3,300,000 for the UN Population Fund, about $128mn for the UNHCR, $180,600,000 for the Unicef, $90mn for the OCHA.He said that Qatar provided aid worth $130mn to the UNRWA, $18.5mn to the World Bank Group and the IMF, about $53mn to the WFP, more than $13mn for the WHO, more than $500,000 for the OHCHR, more than $7mn for other UN offices, in addition to supporting the UNDP with about $200mn.Al-Kuwari pointed out that the role of the QFFD emerged during the Covid-19 crisis as an active, proactive and influential partner, by providing multiple and diverse contributions to support international efforts to combat the pandemic, in addition to providing assistance to more than 90 countries, believing in the importance of global solidarity to overcome the effects of the pandemic, especially on the least developed countries.Qatar has been able to provide quality education to 10mn out-of-school children in more than 50 countries around the world through the Education Above All Foundation (EAA) and in partnership with Unicef and more than 80 global partners, as well as provide economic empowerment to half a million young men and women.It also pays great attention to support the UN programmes. (QNA)