New York, November 28 (QNA) - The State of Qatar has renewed its support for all international efforts to support peace, security, stability and prosperity in Afghanistan, expressing its belief in the peaceful and political settlement of crises, the priority it attaches to mediation and its commitment to achieving lasting peace in Afghanistan. This came in a 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 General Assembly on the situation in Afghanistan.

New York, November 27 (QNA) - The United Nations General Assembly Third Committee adopted, by consensus, the resolution of the "20th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family and Beyond' to implement the objectives of the International Year of the Family, which Qatar facilitated negotiations about it on behalf of the Group of 77 and China in the United Nations. The Group of 77 expressed special appreciation to the State of Qatar's mission to the United Nations, which over the past years has facilitated consultations on the resolution. Qatar began to introduce the resolution since 2004, after having hosted the Doha International Conference for the Family in that year.

New York, November 26 (QNA) - The State of Qatar reiterated its commitment to participate actively in the negotiations on United Nations Security Council's reform, stressing the growing need for dialogue and openness to face the current and growing challenges with a Security Council representing the whole world, reflecting the current geopolitical and economic realities and keeping abreast of developments and changes witnessed by the world. This came in a statement delivered by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani at the plenary meeting of UN General Assembly on the "Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related to the Security Council."

New York, November 21 (QNA) - The State of Qatar reiterated its commitment to the implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, stressing that it gives the issue of child protection, especially the right to education, the highest priority The State of Qatar noted that it collaborates with international partners to reach quality education services for 10 million children around the world through the initiatives launched by Education Above All Foundation (EAA). This came in a statement delivered by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani at the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the UN adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which Qatar was among the first countries to ratify it.

New York - information office - 20 November The State of Qatar reaffirmed its keenness to sustain peace, consolidate stability, prevent the return of conflicts and preserve the national unity of the country, stressing the importance of national reconciliation to achieve peace and stability. This came in a statement delivered by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani at the official meeting of the UN Security Council on "peacebuilding and sustaining peace: the role of reconciliation in the maintenance of international peace and security". Out of its keenness to achieve the sustainability of peace, consolidate stability, prevent the resurgence of conflicts and to preserve national unity of States, and out of its awareness of the importance of national reconciliation to achieve these goals, the State pf Qatar attach importance to support reconciliation in the context of its ongoing efforts to support the peacebuilding, HE Qatar's Permanent Representative to the UN said.

New York, November 19 (QNA) - The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, at its 74th session, in a resolution adopted by 180 votes out of 193, expressed appreciation for the role of the United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Center for South-West Asia and the Arab Region, based in Doha, in capacity building activities in the field of human rights.

New York – Information Office - November 16 The State of Qatar reiterated its continued support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in order to enable it to fulfill its "indispensable" mandate, stressing the importance of the support of the international community and donors to the UN agency. This came in the statement of the State of Qatar before the UN General Assembly Fourth Committee on Agenda Item: UNRWA, delivered by Shamma Saqr Al Muraikhi, member of the delegation of the State of Qatar taking part in the work of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly.

New York – Information Office - November 16 The State of Qatar has affirmed that it will continue to support the legitimate demands of the Palestinian and brethren Arab in the occupied territories to enjoy all their inalienable rights. International legal, stressing that the decision of the Israeli authorities to impose their laws, jurisdiction and administration on the occupied Syrian Arab Golan is null and void and has no international legal effect. Qatar expressed its rejection of illegal practices in the Golan, which violated international law and Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 497 and General Assembly resolutions, the latest of which was resolution 73/100. This came in the statement of the State of Qatar before the Fourth Committee (Special Political Matters) of the United Nations General Assembly on the item "Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories", delivered by Abdulrahman Ahmad Al-Jarba, member of the delegation of the State of Qatar participating in the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

New York, November 14 (QNA) - The State of Qatar has pledged USD 62.780 million in voluntary contributions to core resources of a number of United Nations (UN) agencies, departments and programs in 2020, emphasising that the State attaches the utmost importance to strengthening its partnership with the UN system in order to meet common global challenges. This came in a statement made by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani at the United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities held at the UN headquarters in New York.

New York, November 14 (QNA) - The State of Qatar reiterated its commitment to supporting development efforts for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and assisting them in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This came in a statement delivered by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani at the meeting held at the UN Headquarters in New York on the development of LDCs and to follow up the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) for the decade 2011-2020.