Qatar holds two high-level strategic dialogues with WHO, UNHCR

Geneva: The State of Qatar held two high level strategic dialogues with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Office of the United Nations High...

Geneva: The State of Qatar held two high-level strategic dialogues with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at the headquarters of the two organizations in Geneva.

The State of Qatar was represented at the two dialogues by HE Minister of Public Health Mansour bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud; HE Director General of the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) Fahad Al Sulaiti; HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the UN Office in Geneva Dr. Hind Abdulrahman Al Muftah; HE Director of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sheikha Hanouf bint Abdulrahman Nasser Al-Thani; Director of the Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Interior Brig. Abdullah Al Mohannadi; Chief Global Officer at Qatar Charity Nawaf Al Hammadi; Secretary-General of Qatar Red Crescent Society Faisal Al Emadi; and CEO of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) Dr. Slim Slama. The Primary Health Care Corporation also participated virtually.

The first high-level strategic dialogue between the State of Qatar and the UNHCR was held on May 14, with the participation of a high-level delegation from UNHCR, headed by HE UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. It addressed ways to strengthen the existing partnership between the State of Qatar and UNHCR, and reviewed future areas of cooperation in line with the priorities of both sides in the field of humanitarian aid and mechanisms for allocating and distributing it to serve refugees around the world. An agreement was also signed to support UNHCR's core resources for the period 2025-2026, with funding from the QFFD.