QNA
Doha
HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Education Above All Foundation, witnessed the plenary session organised by the foundation under the title ‘Education in Times of War’ during the activities of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) 2023.
The session, attended by First Lady of Uzbekistan Ziroatkhon Hoshimova, Vice-Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani and a number of ministers and officials, focused on raising global awareness about the Gaza Strip crisis, the importance of educational recovery, dealing with trauma and psychosocial support.
University professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University Jeffrey Sachs talked about the significant role of education in sustainable development and the necessity of adhering to it, especially in times of war and crisis, calling for thinking about the turmoil that the world is witnessing today and trying to find a solution to it.
He recalled the history of the establishment of the Security Council, its objectives and its major role in finding solutions to the world’s problems and putting an end to wars and conflicts.
Al Fakhoora Scholarship Graduate Athar Ahmed reviewed her personal experience and the humanitarian crises she had been exposed to since her childhood, beginning with hearing the roar of planes and the sounds of bombing, artillery, bombs and tanks, and seeing her family members covered in their blood and their body parts scattered, as a result of the bombing of their home in Gaza, and how the Al Fakhoora scholarship had the credit to her transformation and personal development and the catalyst for change and advancement again.
