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QFFD and USAID sign MoU to establish partnership

Published: 10 Dec 2020 - 08:19 am | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 09:42 pm
Deputy Director-General for Planning of  Qatar Fund for Development, Ali Abdulla Al Dabbagh with US Charge d’Affaires in Qatar, Greta C Holtz.

Deputy Director-General for Planning of Qatar Fund for Development, Ali Abdulla Al Dabbagh with US Charge d’Affaires in Qatar, Greta C Holtz.

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Doha: The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) & the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to establish a strategic partnership in the field of International Development and Humanitarian Assistance.

The MoU aims to establish a partnership between QFFD and USAID and foster collaboration that supports sustainable development in third world countries. In addition, the MoU further enhances the strategic relationship between the State of Qatar and the USA.

The Deputy Director General for Planning of the Qatar Fund for Development, Ali Abdulla Al Dabbagh, and Chief Assistant to the Acting Deputy Administrator Max Primorac at USAID signed the MoU.  

The ceremony that was held virtually attended by Qatar Ambassador to US, H E Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al Thani and US Charge d’Affaires in Qatar, Greta C. Holtz.

The MoU will be the starting point for exploring new mechanisms for cooperation in the international development field through working together with USAID on new projects, which will contribute to changing the lives of the beneficiaries for the better, giving hope and promoting peace and justice through sustainable and inclusive development in less developed countries.

QFFD is always seeking to establish new and strategic partnerships and explore innovative ways to provide innovative and sustainable foreign assistance, as the Fund was able to deliver relief aid and development assistance to more than 100 countries around the world.