New York/ 16 April 2016/ At the initiative of the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, a meeting was convened at the UN headquarters in New York to highlight war crimes, accountability and justice in Syria.

The State of Qatar stressed Friday on the importance of differentiating between terrorism and resistance. Qatar also called on respecting international law and human rights in combating terrorism, and stressed on the importance of respecting all religions and promoting the values of forgiveness.

The State of Qatar and the Republic of Kiribati have sign a joint statement to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries.

New York/ information office / 19 March 2016 / United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended the efforts of the Qatari mediation in brokering the release of four Djiboutian prisoners of war in Eritrea.

The State of Qatar has called on the International Community to act effectively and decisively to make more efforts to improve and enhance the opportunities for higher education in emergencies.

Qatar's permanent delegation to the United Nations held a high-level meeting to discuss the value of hosting major sporting events as a social, economic, environment and sustainable development.

New York/ Information Office/ 15 February 2016/ The State of Qatar has reiterated its support to all regional and international efforts aimed at addressing conditions conducive to extremism, and to continue working within the framework of the international community to find solutions to conflicts and promote human rights, the rule of law and the fight against corruption and impunity, as well as to support the right of peoples to self-determination on the basis of international law.

New York/Information Office /27 January 2016/ The State of Qatar has demanded the UN Security Council to compel Israel to respect the provisions of the International Law and the International Humanitarian Law, and to reject all practices and illegal actions carried out by the Israeli occupation authorities, stressing the need to take measures to stop such practices and provide international protection for the Palestinian people. Qatar emphasized that it has spared no effort in achieving peace and stability in the region.

New York /Information Office/ 20 January2016/ The State of Qatar has reaffirmed its support for all resolutions and measures taken by the UN Security Council to protect civilians from violations and crimes committed against them, including entrench respect for international conventions approved by the international community.

The joint meeting of the GCC foreign ministers with US Secretary of State John Kerry, which was held today, was constructive and strategic, HE Foreign Minister Dr Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah said, adding that it covered a number of issues of concern to the GCC member countries and the United States.