Qatar represented by Qatar Fund for Development has made, in recent weeks, many pivotal contributions towards different humanitarian projects across the globe.
Qatar has always been at the fore front in helping nations and communities in need in face of natural calamities or man-made crises like wars and armed conflicts.
Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has signed an agreement with the Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to support the office’s resources. The agreement was signed by Director-General of Qatar Fund for Development Khalifa bin Jassim Al Kuwari, and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba.
Under the agreement, Qatar will support the extra-budgetary resources of the office with $1m for the period of 2022-2023. Qatar has also supported the establishment and funding of the Analysis and Outreach Hub of the Office of the Special Representative in Doha, in order to mediate and build capacity, to end and prevent grave violations against children in armed conflict.
Earlier, Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) signed an agreement with the World Food Program (WFP) for a flexible multilateral core contribution of $10m supporting humanitarian operations to address critical food security needs. This is a continuation to fulfill the pledges of the State of Qatar to finance basic resources worth $500m to support United Nations organizations, which was announced during the 2018 Doha Forum.
The agreement formalizes the importance of flexible contributions, as they are crucial for WFP’s emergency responses, protracted relief, and recovery efforts, whenever and wherever needs are greatest. On July 20, QFFD provided financial support to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health by covering the fuel expenses for several hospitals and health facilities in Lebanon. The first two batches of aid which arrived covered about 991,000 litres of fuel, and were distributed to more than 40 government hospitals and centres for elderly care, and health facilities.
Recently, Qatar Fund for Development and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) also signed a core contribution agreement to support IOM operations globally through allocation of flexible funding. QFFD will provide IOM with unearmarked core contribution worth $400,000 to be used by IOM in carrying out its work and capacities in the areas that fall within the scope of IOM’s mandate. Last month UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, signed an agreement with Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) to provide $2m in multi-purpose cash assistance to some 27,400 of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon for a period of two months.
