Qatar will co-chair a high-level pledging conference in Geneva on Monday to support the humanitarian response in Sudan and the region, with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany and the United Nations, represented by the Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the European Union, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that Qatar has, since the beginning of the fighting in Sudan, provided 266 tonnes of food and medical aid via an air bridge, and has also evacuated 1,784 Qatari residency holders. It stressed that its co-chairmanship of this conference is within the context of its continuous support for the brotherly Sudanese people.
The ministry reaffirmed the position of Qatar calling for an immediate halt to the fighting in Sudan, exercising maximum restraint, resorting to the voice of reason, giving priority to the public interest, and sparing civilians the consequences of fighting. It also expressed the aspiration of Qatar that all parties pursue dialogue and peaceful ways to overcome differences, and affirmed its full support for all regional and international efforts to find a solution to the crisis.
