Qatar has stressed that achieving security, stability and peace for all people contributes significantly to realising sustainable development and to changing people’s lives for the better.
Delivering a statement before the plenary of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly on item 68, “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support”, Second secretary at the Permanent Mission of Qatar to the United Nations, Ahmed Saif al-Kuwari, said Qatar plays a vital role in the international community in this regard and is committed to supporting developing countries seeking ways to improve living standards for their societies.
The statement said that Qatar has read with great interest the secretary-general’s reports under this item, one of which points to the enormous challenges faced by African countries in their quest for sustainable development and the importance of increasing support from the international community through finance, trade, debt relief that are essential to support African countries in implementing the goals of sustainable development.
It added that the Secretary-General’s report on “Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa” had many important recommendations and conclusions, and noted the importance of taking all necessary action to help African countries avoid the outbreak or renewal of violent crises and conflicts that had negative effects on civilian population, and undermined the institutions and capacities for peace and development.
The statement said it is very important to address the root causes of conflicts in pursuit of the goal of making Africa a conflict-free zone.
The statement noted that Qatar had voluntarily provided development assistance to developing countries, especially the least developed countries, as the amount of development assistance and aid provided by Qatar, both governmental and non-governmental, had increased to over $2bn by 2017, pointing out that African continent had the largest share of it.
It stressed that within the context of the wise leadership of His Highness the Amir and in solidarity with African people, Qatar continues to intensify its efforts to support development projects in Africa and support sectors such as infrastructure, education and health, pointing out that the Qatar Fund for Development supported many developing countries in Africa with financial resources through relief and development projects, including support for 596,000 students to enrol in primary schools.


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