QNA
New York
Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani participated in a press briefing organised by the Arab Group following the UN General Assembly’s adoption of a draft resolution submitted by the Arab Group titled ‘Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations in Gaza’ at the UN headquarters in New York.
The Arab Group commended the UN General Assembly’s resolution, which calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, providing protection for civilians, establishing humanitarian corridors to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance and rejecting attempts to forcibly displace the Palestinian people from Gaza or compel civilians to seek refuge in neighbouring countries.
The Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations also met with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric Egger on the sidelines of the 10th emergency meeting of the UN General Assembly regarding the situation in Palestine.
During the meeting, they discussed the urgent need for humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, the importance of an immediate ceasefire and the protection of all civilians.