DOHA: Qatar Airways has signed a partnership renewal with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to support the shipment of relief items to the most vulnerable refugees and internally displaced people worldwide.
The agreement was signed in the presence of UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer Eng Badr Mohammed Al Meer announced the two-year renewal of the partnership to provide humanitarian relief and assistance to those globally displaced.
The Qatar Airways Group CEO commented on the occasion by saying, "We are proud of what we have accomplished through our relationship with UNHCR over the past four years, which has helped support displaced communities around the world."Al Meer added, "Qatar Airways Group is committed to fulfilling its humanitarian role by helping refugees and internally displaced people worldwide."
With this partnership, Qatar Airways will provide 400 free tonnage to UNHCR to help support them in the delivery of crucial aid supplies to those most in need, thus contributing to meeting UNHCR's goals, by offering the agency access to the group's growing destination network.
UNHCR's Representative to the State of Qatar Ahmed Mohsen expressed his appreciation for the strategic humanitarian partnership with Qatar Airways and stated, "We highly appreciate this vital partnership and are proud to renew it for two additional years, which reflects Qatar Airways' solid commitment towards supporting our humanitarian efforts, in terms of delivering essential relief items to those most in need."
Mohsen added, "Since establishing our partnership with Qatar Airways in May 2020, amid a critical time during the emergence of COVID-19, Qatar Airways has lent us a helping hand to support refugees and displaced communities with vital relief items and medical supplies."