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Qatar Renews Supports of Efforts Aiming to Resolve the Palestinian Issue and Establish Peace in the Middle-East

New York - Information Office - December 03 The State of Qatar has renewed its firm position of supporting efforts to resolve the Palestinian issue and achieve peace in the Middle East, stressing that the success of any initiative in finding a solution has to be based on international law, United Nations resolutions, the principle of land for peace and the Arab Peace Initiative. It also stressed that such a resolution must come through negotiation between the Palestinian and Israeli sides. This came in the statement of the State of Qatar made by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya bint Ahmed Al-Thani in the United Nations General Assembly session on Palestine.


Qatar Affirms Middle East Nuclear Weapons Evacuation Contributes to Security, Stability

New York- information office - 30 November The State of Qatar affirmed that freeing the Middle East region of nuclear weapons contributes to achieving security and stability in the region, pointing to its contribution over the past four decades to official efforts and initiatives to free the Middle East region of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, noting its accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of nuclear weapons and other international treaties on weapons of mass destruction. ​ This came in a statement made by Vice-Chairman of the National Committee for the Prohibition of Weapons (NCPW) Abdulla Ibrahim Al Marzooqi, at the UN Second Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction, which began its work in New York. ​


Qatar's Permanent Representative Chairs Conclusion of UNGA's Sixth Committee

New York – Information Office – 23 November The works of the Sixth Committee (Legal) of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) concluded its 76th session, chaired by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the UN Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, in the presence of representatives of Member States. During the meetings, many topics of critical importance to the international community related to international law and commitment to it were discussed, in addition to considering draft international treaties referred by the UN International Law Commission (ILC), and resolutions issued by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).


Qatar Coordinates Negotiations to Adopt UN Resolution on Education for Sustainable Development

New York - The Information Office - 21 November The Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee), of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, adopted a resolution that the State of Qatar and Tajikistan contributed to coordinating negotiations on its provisions, reiterating that Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is a vital means of implementation necessary to achieve sustainable development; an integral part of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is related to quality education and a key enabler of all other goals.


UN Committee Adopts Resolution on International Year of Family, in which Qatar Facilities Negotiations

New York – Information Office - November 18 The Third Committee of the 76th UN General Assembly adopted, by consensus, the resolution on preparations for the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family (IYF) to implement the objectives of the International Year of the Family, which the State of Qatar facilitated negotiations about it on behalf of the Group of 77 and China at the United Nations.


Qatar Reiterates the Encouragement to Resolve International Disputes Peacefully

New York - Information Office - November 17 The State of Qatar reiterated that it attaches high priority in its foreign policy to the principle of consolidating international peace and security by promoting the peaceful resolution of international disputes, considering this approach an integral part of its permanent constitution. The State of Qatar stressed that preventive diplomacy and mediation in dispute resolution had become a hallmark of Qatari diplomacy. This came in the State of Qatar's statement delivered by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the UN Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, at the UN Security Council's Open Debate on "Peace and Security through preventative diplomacy: A Common objective to all UN principal organs," under the agenda item "Maintenance of international peace and security."



Appointment of Permanent Representatives of Qatar, Denmark to Facilitate UN Security Council Reform Negotiations

New York/ QNA/ 11/10/2021 HE President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid appointed HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the UN Ambassador Sheikha Alia Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani and HE Permanent Representative of Denmark Ambassador Bille Hermann to lead the facilitation of informal negotiations on the reform of the UN Security Council in accordance with General Assembly resolutions calling for reform of the Council in terms of equitable representation, increase in the number of its members and other matters. ​


Qatar Calls for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights and Upholding Rule of Law

New York – Information Office - November 10 The State of Qatar has called for constantly working to protect and promote human rights for all and uphold the rule of law, at the national, regional and international levels, and affirmed its constant condemnation of policies and procedures that increase exclusion, marginalization and deprivation at various levels. Qatar explained that avoiding conflicts and putting an end to them after their outbreak and ensuring the sustainability of peace after conflicts requires, above all, addressing the root factors that constitute a fertile environment for the outbreak and exacerbation of tensions, considering that exclusion, marginalization, discrimination and inequality are the causes of the outbreak of tensions. This came in the statement of the State of Qatar delivered by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alia Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani at the opening session of the UN Security Council Open Debate on "Maintaining international peace and security: Exclusion, inequality and conflict", which was chaired by HE President of the United Mexican States Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, whose country presided over the Council's work this month.


Qatar Victory in Human Rights Council Membership Reflects Confidence

New York / Information Office / October 30 The State of Qatar affirmed that its victory in the elections for the Human Rights Council membership for the period 2022-2024 reflects the confidence of the international community in the active and positive role the State of Qatar played in the field of protecting and promoting human rights and related issues. This came in the statement of the State of Qatar delivered by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, before the United Nations General Assembly at its 76th session to discuss the "Report of the Human Rights Council".