HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attended Saturday the signing of an agreement between Qatar Fund For Development and the Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to open and finance a centre for children and armed conflict in Doha, on the sidelines of the meetings of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The agreement was signed by Qatar Fund for Development Director General Khalifa bin Jassim al-Kuwari and UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba.
Under the agreement, Qatar will support the core resources of the UN centre with $1.5mn for a three-year period, and will support the Doha-based office with $1.65mn over three years, to promote knowledge and skills related to the protection of children affected by armed conflict in the region.
The office will provide training and documentation appropriate to the needs of the region and capacity-building.
