New York, February 08 (QNA) -Permanent Delegation of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, and the Doha International Institute for Family have organized a seminar on "Combating poverty: the case of investment in programs and policies, family-oriented,". The seminar was held at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, on the sidelines of the 55the session of UN Committee for Social Development, in which the State of Qatar holds the position of Deputy chair of the Committee, representing Asian and Indian Ocean Grouping.

New York/Information Office/25 January 2016/ The State of Qatar confirmed its active role in building and preserving peace, and its role within the international community's efforts aiming at achieving understanding, tolerance and non-violence.

New York / information office / 21 December 2016 / The State of Qatar has confirmed that it will not hesitate to continue its support for any effort of the UN Security Council to put an end to the phenomenon of trafficking in persons in conflict-affected areas, and to achieve international peace and security in the region and the world.

New York/ information office /20 December2016/ The State of Qatar has stressed its commitment to support all efforts aimed at strengthening dialogue and cooperation between cultures and religions, and encouraging a culture of peace in order to ensure a better future for coming generations in the community and all peoples of the entire world.

New York/ Information Office/ 08 December 2016/ UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Thursday the appointment of HE Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Muraikhi of Qatar as his humanitarian envoy.

New York/ Information Office/ 01 December 2016/ The State of Qatar reaffirmed its full solidarity with the Palestinian people and its support for the international efforts to achieve lasting, just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, expressing condemnation of the violations carried out by Israel.

Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has extended his condolences on the death of the late HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Thani during his visit to the headquarters of Qatar's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.

New York, November 09 - The State of Qatar, which chairs the 50th session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development, has confirmed the importance of working to strengthen the institutional frameworks that deal with population and development issues in the Arab region

New York, November 09 - Qatar has presented a draft resolution to the U.N. General Assembly's Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs Committee) regarding human rights violations in Syria.

New York, November 05 - Qatar has reiterated its commitment to continue its efforts to promote and protect human rights and cooperate with international organizations and relevant U.N. bodies in line with the international standards, particularly the Human Rights Council and its entities and mechanisms.