New York – Information Office -  October 20

The State of Qatar has affirmed that it made great achievements in the field of implementing the right to education at the national, regional, and international levels, qualifying it to be among the five leading countries and destinations in the field of education transformation.
This came in the State of Qatar's statement made by the Third Secretary of the State of Qatar's Permanent Mission to the United Nations Sheikha Al Maha bint Mubarak Al-Thani before the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on the promotion and protection of human rights - Item 68.
The State of Qatar is proud of the great strides it made toward achieving its National Vision 2030. This includes important axes that touch on major human rights issues in the fields of education, health, environment, labor rights, women's empowerment, children's rights, and the rights of persons with disabilities and the elderly. She affirmed Qatar's keenness to strengthen the foundations of the existing cooperation with the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC).
She pointed to the achievement of the State of Qatar in delivering quality education services to millions of children and youth around the world, through education programs and projects supported by the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) in 65 countries, especially in conflict areas, where over the past decade, the total support provided by the QFFD to the education sector amounted to nearly USD 1 billion.
She also drew attention to the tangible achievements made by the State of Qatar in the field of protecting and promoting the rights of expatriate workers over the past few years, through a set of comprehensive labor market reforms at the legislative and executive levels. The reforms were praised by human rights groups and United Nations organizations.
As Qatar's hosting for the World Cup Qatar 2022 in November and December approaches, she stressed the State of Qatar's commitment to respecting and protecting human rights within the scope of preparations for this important event by allocating a team to monitor the application of human rights standards on the ground to ensure the commitment of all participants in the tournament to the standards and provisions of the labor law and provide maximum protection for the rights of workers during the tournament.
The State of Qatar is keen to take measures that would preserve public order and the security of stadiums while respecting the human rights of the public. This includes the implementation of work programs aimed at building and developing the capabilities of law enforcement officials in accordance with international human rights standards, especially regarding respecting the rights of fans, who come from different cultures, she said.
She noted that the State of Qatar assumed its membership in the Human Rights Council at the beginning of 2022 for the fifth time since its establishment, which reflects the international community's confidence in the active and positive role played by the State of Qatar in protecting and promoting human rights. It also reflects its well-established approach and policy towards promoting and protecting human rights nationally, regionally, and internationally and fulfilling its obligations, in this regard.
She said that the USD 100,000 support provided by the State of Qatar for the implementation of the Secretary-General's initiative for human rights for the years 2023-2026, would contribute to strengthening the work of the United Nations system to deal with the causes and effects of complex crises and build safe, sustainable and peaceful societies.
She also affirmed Qatar's commitment to providing support to the UN Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and Arab Region, which is based in Doha.
Third Secretary of the State of Qatar's Permanent Mission to the United Nations renewed the State of Qatar's commitment to continue working and cooperating within the international community to promote and protect human rights at all levels.