The State of Qatar reiterated its support for the United Nations programs to face climate challenges and combat terrorism. Qatar also indicated that it has strengthened its efforts at the national level to address terrorism and its financing, and has developed its cooperation with international partners and participate in international and regional efforts.
This came in the statement of Qatar delivered by HE the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya bint Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani in the high-level meeting of the UN Security Council on 'Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Security in the context of Terrorism and Climate Change'.
The statement stressed that Qatar pays attention to the multifaceted threats of terrorism and its links to other risks, such as financing of terrorism and human trafficking, noting Qatar's support for the UN programs to enhance the capabilities of member states in confronting this hateful scourge.
Regarding climate change, the statement indicated that Qatar had taken many tangible steps to confront this threat, whether at the national or international levels, which was embodied in its hosting of the18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2012.
The statement also referred to the active participation of Qatar in the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) in Glasgow, in which Qatar participated with a delegation headed by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.
The statement noted Qatar launching of the initiative to establish the Global Drylands Alliance, which is one of the international mechanisms aimed at confronting climate change, adding that Qatar has recently reported its Nationally Determined Contribution, which reflect the level of ambition it seeks to achieve, in order to achieve adaptation to climate change and mitigate its effects.
It also pointed to Qatar's contribution of $100 million to support least developed countries and small island developing states to address climate change, which was announced by His Highness the Amir at the Climate Action Summit 2019.
In this context, Qatar's statement said that the issue of addressing climate change and its consequences will be among the prominent issues to be addressed in the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) that will take place in Qatar, from Jan. 23 to 27, 2022
The statement expressed Qatar's aspiration that this conference would provide a vital opportunity to shed light on innovative plans and solutions to combat climate change and its repercussions on international peace and security.
At the conclusion of the statement, Qatar commended the UN Security Council for taking the challenges of climate change, terrorism and other threats to stability and security into account in its quest to maintain international peace and security, stressing that the State of Qatar will continue to devote its efforts at the international level to contribute to addressing these emerging and multidimensional threats.
QNA 0955 GMT 2021/12/12
The statement by Qatar is delivered by HE the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya bint Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani
