QNA

Doha

The Cabinet has approved a draft Cabinet decision establishing the National Committee on Memory of the World.

The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, took the decision at its regular meeting on Wednesday.

The draft decision stipulates the formation of the aforementioned committee in the Ministry of Culture, to implement the Memory of the World Programme launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) with the aim of protecting and preserving the worlds documentary heritage, in coordination with the relevant authorities.

The Cabinet then approved the hosting of the conference organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on air transport facilitation (Doha - during the second quarter of 2025).

The Cabinet took the necessary measures to ratify a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the field of digital government between the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of the State of Qatar and the Digital Government Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

It also took the measures to ratify a revised agreement on the recognition of higher education studies, certificates and degrees in Arab countries.

The Cabinet took steps to ratify a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the field of education between the government of the State of Qatar and the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Cabinet took the necessary measures to ratify an agreement between the government of the State of Qatar and the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria regulating the employment of workers from the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the State of Qatar.

It also took the measures to ratify a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the fields of tourism and business events between the government of the State of Qatar and the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Cabinet took necessary measures to ratify a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of public prosecution between the Public Prosecution of the State of Qatar and the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

It also took the measures to ratify a memorandum of understanding between the Financial Information Unit of the State of Qatar and the Financial Monitoring Department of the National Bank of Tajikistan in the Republic of Tajikistan to cooperate in the field of exchanging financial investigations related to crimes of money laundering and terrorist financing, and related crimes.

The Cabinet also approved a draft basic contribution agreement between Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) in the State of Qatar and the United Nations - the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) - to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support the core resources of the Fund for the year 2024.

It then approved a draft cooperation protocol in the fields of journalism and media between the government of the State of Qatar and the government of Nepal.

The Cabinet then considered the following topics and took appropriate decisions thereon:

1- Report of the ministerial committee in charge of following up on the implementation of the national framework for promoting good values and morals in the Qatari society.

2- Annual report of the standing committee for rescue, relief and humanitarian aid in afflicted areas in friendly countries.