UK, QC discuss co-operation in charity work

Britain’s Minister of State at the Department of International Development (DfID) Desmond Swayne and his accompanying delegation has called on Qatar Charity to discuss co-operation and joint co-ordination in different fields of humanitarian work.Qatar Charity CEO Yousef bin Ahmed al-Kuwari received Swayne at the QC’s headquarters in the presence of QC director of operations for International Development Mohamed bin Ali al-Ghamedi and QC director of Monitoring and Evaluation Unit in International Development Jasim al-Najmawi.The British delegation was composed of DfID Representative - Gulf States Jessica Ervin, UK ambassador to Qatar Ayjay Sharma, Secretary for Politics, Economics, and Energy at the British Embassy in Qatar Yousef Isma’il, and Secretary of the British DfID Ollie Sharp.Swayne complimented the QC’s role in the field of international humanitarian work and expressed hopes that “such bestowal that reflected Qatar’s bright side would continue.”Al-Kuwari said: “Qatar Charity had a great desire to co-operate and co-ordinate with international development agencies and international organisations, which are active in the humanitarian field.”He added: “This desire rose from Qatar Charity’s concern about relieving the suffering of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world, especially in Syria and Yemen.”According to al-Kuwari, QC is organising a convention in Yemen from February 22 to 24, in co-ordination with regional and international humanitarian organisations. He also emphasised the desire of DfID to attend and participate in the convention.After a short presentation on the QC’s efforts and its “favoured position among international humanitarian organisations,” al-Kuwari presented a memorial shield to Swayne, who, in turn, invited QC to visit the DfID in Britain to consult on different fields of co-operation and co-ordination.