Qatar participates in high-level segment of Conference on Disarmament

Geneva: The State of Qatar participated in the High Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament held in Geneva. Qatar was represented at the eve...

Geneva: The State of Qatar participated in the High-Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament held in Geneva.

Qatar was represented at the event by Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Delegation of the State of Qatar to the UN Office in Geneva, Jawhara bint Abdulaziz Al Suwaidi.

Al Suwaidi affirmed that the international system is going through a critical phase marked by the increasing number of armed conflicts, declining commitment to international law and the Charter of the United Nations, rising polarisation and geopolitical competition, as well as the acceleration of nuclear modernisation programs and the integration of emerging technologies into military systems, in addition to the growing risks of the weaponization of outer space.

She stressed that these developments place the disarmament and non-proliferation architecture before unprecedented challenges.

Al Suwaidi expressed the State of Qatar's strong condemnation of the continued Israeli aggression and crimes committed against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, including the targeting of civilians and vital facilities, the imposition of restrictions on the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and the use of heavy and internationally prohibited weapons.