Qatar’s commitment to the Palestinian cause and the importance of dignified life for Palestinian brothers has always been firm and the State through dozens of initiatives has ensured the provision of basic needs from food to education to people living under constant pain.
The State of Qatar has once again renewed its commitment to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani before the meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the announcement of the voluntary contributions of UNRWA, said that in line with its firm position on the Palestinian cause and the importance of ensuring the basic needs of the Palestinian brothers to enable them to lead a dignified life and in line with its firm support for the UNRWA, the State of Qatar has announced the largest pledge of $50m at the extraordinary ministerial conference held in March 2018.
Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations drew attention to the fact that the increase in the number of registered Palestinian refugees, the vulnerable conditions in which they live and the worsening poverty they were experiencing, increased the demand for basic services provided by UNRWA, citing the vast funding gap affecting the agency’s program budget.
She also called on all member states to provide support to the UNRWA to ensure the continuity of basic services to improve the lives of millions of Palestinians and inspire them to work and look forward to a better future for them and for future generations.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has also called on the international community not to abandon Palestinian refugees and to do everything possible to ensure that food continues to arrive, that schools remain open and that people do not lose hope.
“The outstanding work of UNRWA has an immediate effect by meeting the urgent humanitarian needs of millions of Palestine refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria,” Guterres said in his opening remarks at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Pledging Conference in New York.
Under the directives of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Qatari National Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza is set to embark on the second phase of the emergency humanitarian relief programme for the residents of the Gaza Strip after it had completed the $15m first phase project which began mid-February 2017.
Chairman of the Qatari National Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza, Ambassador Mohammed Al Emadi said few days ago that he will visit the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories after the Eid Al Fitr holiday to oversee the completion of the second phase of humanitarian relief projects for the residents of the Gaza Strip.
