Qatar and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed an agreement to establish an office for the programme in Qatar.
HE the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations in New York Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif al-Thani signed the agreement on behalf of Qatar, while UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner signed the agreement on the UNDP's behalf.
The agreement comes within the framework of increasing the effectiveness of government-funded development programmes and strengthening cooperation in areas of common interest.
The office will focus on strengthening cooperation between UNDP and the government of Qatar, in order to promote sustainable development goals at the global level and other goals that the programme seeks to achieve in the development field. (QNA)