QNA

New York

Qatar highlighted the various, mounting, and unprecedented challenges facing the world, arising from armed conflicts and natural disasters such as climate change, earthquakes, floods, and Corona virus which spawn full dimensional catastrophic humanitarian crises in various, pointing to the tremendous amount of humanitarian needs the international community must respond to.

This came in a statement delivered by Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani before the Security Council’s open debate on advancing public-private humanitarian partnerships within the framework of the item: Maintenance of international peace and security at the UN headquarters in New York.

She touched on the role of Qatar in providing humanitarian assistance to those affected by humanitarian disasters and crises, as

well as development assistance to consolidate peace, stability and achieve sustainable development, especially in developed countries, least developed countries, countries affected by crises and countries that are emerging from crises, in consistent with its role as a responsible and active member of the international community. page 5