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Geneva - Media & Communication Dept. - December 06

The State of Qatar stressed its belief in the work undertaken by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), pointing out that it has strengthened its relationship with the institute through long-term partnerships for the years 2018, 2019, and 2020 to implement several programs in vital areas, including training and improving the skills of diplomats in developing countries, international crises management, multilateral diplomacy, and other programs with a contribution from the State of Qatar reaching $1.5 million.
This came in the statement of the State of Qatar, delivered by HE Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations Office in Geneva Dr. Hend Abdalrahman Al Muftah, during the 9th Meeting of Friends of UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in Geneva.
Her Excellency noted that within its strategic partnership with the UN, the State of Qatar was keen to provide various types of support that help the organization fulfill its tasks and mandate, pointing out that the State of Qatar has actively contributed to international efforts aimed at strengthening international peace and security, achieving development in all its fields, promoting and protecting human rights, and providing humanitarian relief through its initiatives and also through active participation in multilateral international collective action. In this regard, Her Excellency indicated Qatar's recent efforts to support international endeavors to address the COVID-19 pandemic through its direct support to countries or by providing support to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Her Excellency added that the United Nations House in Doha - which will include representative offices of several programs and specialized agencies of the UN - is scheduled to open soon as an interpretation of the existing partnership between the State of Qatar and the UN, expressing her hope that there would be a representative office of UNITAR among them and that the UN House in Doha would contribute to strengthening the cooperation between the State of Qatar and the UN and enable the organization to implement its initiatives and activities effectively in the region.
Her Excellency expressed Qatar's aspiration for Doha to be the capital of multilateral international action, especially in light of the accelerated global and regional changes witnessed by the world today, which require doubled efforts to implement the goals and objectives for which the UN was established.
Her Excellency said that the relationship between the UNITAR and Qatari institutions has developed by signing a partnership agreement with the Doha-based Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Center, a memorandum of cooperation with the International Centre for Sport Security, and a memorandum of understanding with Silatech organization in the field of training youth for employment.
Her Excellency indicated that in early November 2022, this partnership was crowned by signing an agreement to launch a postgraduate program with a master's degree in international affairs and public policy in cooperation between Lusail University and UNITAR institute and signing a memorandum of understanding between the UNITAR institute and the Doha-based Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) to launch the global initiative to train more than a thousand parliamentarian to work against corruption, which aims to consolidate the principles of justice and good governance through capacity building.
Her Excellency explained that under this initiative, parliamentarians would be trained to activate anti-corruption legislation and work to enact new legislations by international best practices by organizing training programs in both Geneva and Doha, as well as passing a guidebook to train parliamentarians in various world countries on how to address the phenomenon of corruption.
HE Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations Office in Geneva Dr. Hend Abdalrahman Al Muftah expressed Qatar's aspiration to sustain the distinguished relationship and partnership that brings together the Qatari institutions and the UNITAR institute; stressing Qatar's determination as one of the active friends and reliable partners of the UN and UNITAR institute to work on developing this distinguished relationship for more future prospects and work together to implement programs that will create innovative solutions to urgent international issues, in a way that meets our aspirations to serve humanity, and makes these partnerships a model for positive cooperation that would contribute to changing the lives of many people to the best.