Qatar has affirmed that peacebuilding and its preservation represent a top priority for the country and an integral part of its foreign policy, which aims to prevent conflicts and resolve them through peaceful means, by hosting negotiations and facilitating constructive dialogue and mediation to achieve lasting peace.
This came in a statement delivered by the Third Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s Human Resources Department, Hamad Abdullah al-Obaidli, during the panel discussion on human rights and the culture of peace, Item 3, within the framework of the 61st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
He said that maintaining the sustainability of peace requires adherence to the rules of international law governing peaceful relations between states, and refraining from the use of force, or the threat of its use, against other states in a manner that contradicts the principles and purposes of the United Nations.
Al-Obaidli indicated that Qatar has focused on implementing development programmes that enhance the sustainability of peace, adding that it has also carried out specific projects to provide education to millions of children deprived of it due to conflicts.
He pointed out that Qatar has contributed to strengthening international efforts aimed at combating violent extremism through supporting the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), which works to promote a culture of peace by focusing on projects that address poverty reduction, education, and youth employment, in order to rebuild resilience within communities.