‘Qatar’s remarkable progress has improved quality of life for all’

Doha, Qatar: Qatar s national development agenda and drive to build an advanced society have led to improved quality of life for all citizens and resi...

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s national development agenda and drive to build an advanced society have led to improved quality of life for all citizens and residents in the country, said an official.

Vice-Chairman of the Permanent Population Committee (PPC), Sultan Ali Al Kuwari said state’s attention to population’s welfare is driven by Qatar's endeavours to build an advanced society based on the principle of respecting human rights and continuously improving living standards for the population, as envisioned by Qatar National Vision 2030. Al Kuwari was speaking at an event to mark World Population Day, held at the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) yesterday. The event was held in cooperation with Qatar Museums and the National Planning Council (NPC) under the theme “Towards a Better World”.

“Qatar has the right to be proud of its comprehensive development in various fields, which has led to its remarkable progress in all areas of life, particularly economy, education, and health. This progress has enabled it to join the ranks of countries with very high human development,” he said.

Al Kuwari said Qatar ranked 40th globally in the latest Human Development Report issued by the United Nations Development Program for the year 2023-2024. According to the report, per capita gross national income has reached $95,944, while life expectancy at birth stands at 81.6 years. Mean years of schooling in Qatar are 10.1, while expected number of years of schooling are 13.3.

The PPC vice-chairman said this annual occasion aims to raise awareness of population-related issues, focus attention on the urgent nature of these issues and their importance in the context of comprehensive development plans and programmes, and the need to find solutions to these issues.