Emir congratulates Ghana president
His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani sent yesterday cables of congratulations to Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo on the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day.
QATAR | Funding
$2mn for Unesco’s Heritage Fund
Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and Unesco recently signed a new agreement to supplement the financing of Unesco’s Heritage Emergency Fund (HEF) with $2mn. Khalifa bin Jassim al-Kuwari, director-general of QFFD, joined Unesco director-general Audrey Azoulay at the signing ceremony in Paris. This latest instalment follows an earlier QFFD contribution of an equal amount, as part of a pledge Qatar made at the 38th Session of the World Heritage Committee in Doha in June 2014. The HEF is a multi-donor fund established in 2015.
