Qatar reiterates commitment to global efforts to alleviate human suffering

HE the Permanent Representative of the state of Qatar to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Ali Khalfan Al Mansouri speaks at virtual meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council on humanitarian affairs for the year 2021.

The State of Qatar has reiterated its commitment to continuing humanitarian support in alleviating the suffering of people and to move forward with implementing the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. This came in the statement of  Qatar given by HE the Permanent Representative of the state of Qatar to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Ali Khalfan Al Mansouri at a United Nations Economic and Social Council on humanitarian affairs for the year 2021. HE Al Mansouri stressed that the Qatari foreign policy is based on the principles of cooperation and partnership in facing joint challenges, adding that Qatar National Vision 2030 considers international cooperation an important part of the development process. He stressed that Qatar's efforts are characterized by effectiveness in responding to humanitarian crises and disasters, and in supporting and strengthening partnerships with local, regional and international actors, UN and civil society institutions, to coordinate effective humanitarian action in order to enhance, prepare, prevent and facilitate sustainable solutions for developing countries. He added that, in addition to responding to urgent humanitarian cases, Qatar worked on assisting countries in strengthening institutional capacities in the health, education and economic sectors to build resilience, enhance systemic preparedness for disasters, and promote comprehensive sustainable development, in line with the UN agenda to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. HE Al Mansouri noted that Qatar committed to a total financing of more than $533 million for many partners in the fields of development and humanitarian assistance, including UN agencies and NGOs. He expressed the hope of Qatar that the meeting would achieve the desired results and contribute to strengthening work and humanitarian response and alleviating the suffering of millions of needy people around the world. He discussed the content of the report on global humanitarian action for the year 2021, noting that about 235 million people around the world are in need of humanitarian assistance, an increase of 40% compared to last year. He said the increase should constitute a strong impetus for the international community to enhance the approach of joint collective action, and an incentive to countries in order to provide the political will to confront these crises and humanitarian emergencies, and to work to address the root causes of many humanitarian crises in the world, in particular poverty, famine, protracted conflicts, displacement, the effects of climate change, the spread of the Coronavirus among other challenges.