‘Qatar pursues holistic approach in combating terrorism, violent extremism’

Istanbul: The State of Qatar, under the leadership of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, pursues a holistic approach to countering terrorism an...

Istanbul: The State of Qatar, under the leadership of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, pursues a holistic approach to countering terrorism and violent extremism that is based on addressing the root causes of this phenomenon through development, justice, and respect for international law, Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim has affirmed.

The Speaker highlighted that Qatar has made support for education, funding of development programmes, and provision of job opportunities for young people in crisis-battered zones a core priority in its efforts to counter extremist ideology. Al Ghanim was speaking at the opening session of the Global Parliamentary Conference on Counter-Terrorism, hosted in Istanbul, Turkiye, with the participation of a host of speakers of parliaments, legislative councils, as well as representatives of international organisations.

The conference convenes at a critical time, as the need grows to unify efforts, strengthen international peace and security, and cooperate in confronting the scourge of terrorism that imperils societal stability and undermines development opportunities, His Excellency highlighted.

He noted that Qatar pursues a firmly rooted policy against terrorism and violent extremism, one that goes beyond mere security measures to address the economic, social, and political factors that lead to marginalisation and exclusion, the very environment in which extremist ideology takes root.

Doha is preparing, as part of its efforts to support sustainable development and strengthen global parliamentary work, to host the second World Summit for Social Development in November. The summit will feature a parliamentary forum organized in partnership between the Shura Council and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on investing in people and institutions: the role of parliamentarians in social development, he noted.