H.H. The Amir opened the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries on Sunday, 5 March 2023.

As part of his opening speech he mentioned the donation of 60 million US dollars towards the development of the least developed countries. He also mentioned that out of 60 million US dollars, 10 million US dollars will be allocated for supporting the implementation of the Doha Program of Action activities for the least developed countries, and 50 million US dollars will be allocated for supporting the intended outcomes of the Doha Program of Action and building resilience potential in the least developed countries.

His statement was the following:

Based on the State of Qatar’s firm commitment to supporting the development process of the least developed countries, I announce a financial contribution of a total amount of US$60 million, of which $10 million will be allocated for supporting the implementation of the Doha Program of Action activities for the least developed countries, and $50 million will be allocated for supporting the intended outcomes of the Doha Program of Action and building resilience potential in the least developed countries. I urge the development partners to follow the example of Qatar and take the initiative to support the implementation of the Doha Program of Action as part of our humanitarian and development duty towards the peoples of the least developed countries.

Aside from the donation announcement, The Amir addressed many concerns affecting the least developed countries, such as support to earthquake-affected Türkiye & Syria, the importance of international human solidarity, support towards poverty-struck countries and other global challenges like food security challenges, climate change, energy crisis amongst others.

Source: QNA
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