The State of Qatar participated on behalf of the United Nations General Assembly in the opening of the 57th session of the Commission for Social Development of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

New York, February 08 (QNA) - The State of Qatar informed the United Nations (UN) Security Council and the UN Secretary-General about a violation of Qatari airspace on Thursday, 27 December 2018 by a Bahrain Air Force aircraft without the prior authorization of the competent Qatari authorities. This came in a message sent on Thursday by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani to HE UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and to HE Permanent Representative of Equatorial Guinea Ambassador Ndong Mba, who is the President of the Security Council for this month.

The State of Qatar and Holland's permanent delegations to the UN, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) organized a meeting at the headquarters of Holland's permanent delegation in New York to launch the committee's report.

The State of Qatar has renewed its commitment to comply with international obligations to curb the financing of terrorism, and has strengthened its cooperation with international and regional partners by signing regional and bilateral agreements for cooperation and coordination, stressing its active participation in counter-terrorism arrangements.

Qatar reiterates its commitment to strengthening the protection of women in conflict and ensuring the protection of their rights through its humanitarian and development assistance programmes

The State of Qatar reiterated its commitment to resolve the crisis that the countries of the blockade have created through dialogue that guarantees sovereignty and put an end to illegal measures. It also renewed its commitment to the mediation of HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, expressing appreciation of these efforts, and of the States that supported it, in order to resolve the crisis. The State of Qatar has also affirmed its clear approach to dealing with the crisis wisely from its inception, in accordance with international law and international mechanisms for conflict resolution.

The State of Qatar reiterated its support for international efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East and resolve the Palestinian cause on the basis of agreed references, resolutions of international legitimacy, the Arab peace initiative and the solution of two States, Israel and Palestine, on the basis of the 1967 borders. It called for an end to the Israeli occupation of the occupied Arab territories, including the Syrian Golan, stressing the need to ensure the rights of the Palestinian people and a just solution to the refugee problem in accordance with General Assembly Resolution 194.

The State of Qatar provided a grant of $564 through Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) to the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) to renovate the Doha meetings' hall in the office's new building in New York.

The State of Qatar and the U.S. called for an end to the abduction of children in conflict and crisis situations and stressed the need to exert all pressure to put an end to the widespread abduction of children in conflict and crisis areas.

The State of Qatar provided a grant of $500,000 through Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) for the Republic of Uganda to organize and host the Third South Summit in 2019.