Qatar Offers A US Drls.100,000 in Contribution to UNHCR

Geneva, December 16 (QNA) - The State of Qatar announced it offers a US dlrs. 100,000 contribution to the budget of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2012 similar to the last year's contribution as part of its constant support to the UNHCR. Qatar also pledged to continue cooperation with the UNHCR and offer necessary support to its activities and programmes hoping the international community would show more solidarity and support to the welfare of humanity at large. This came in the speech which the First Secretary of Qatar's Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva Khalid Bin Fahed Al Hajiri delivered before the conference held under the title,'' Offering Pledges for the UNHCR Programmes For The Period 2012-2013. Al Hajiri made clear that the donation came in recognition by Qatar of the noble deeds the said UNHCR undertakes and the efforts it exerts for securing ample protection to those who are in need to UNHCR. The Qatari Diplomat referred to the issue of the displaced and the homeless internally throughout the globe and the mammoth challenges associated with such a phenomenon facing the world community in general and the UN related authorities and the UNHCR in particular. Elaborating he said that the State of Qatar and out of its firm belief of the heavy burden the UNHCR bears and the hosting countries especially the developing countries, it, Qatar, has been seeking to raise and promote awareness among all the spectra of the society at the local , regional and international levels of the humanitarian suffering such a category faces since it hosts several international activities in this respect. Qatar, Al -Hajiri added, spares no effort to offer support and help to several parts of the world and establish projects in the concerned countries to find permanent solutions to the prevailing challenges as per its policy aiming to further enhancing international cooperation and solidarity for alleviating such suffering and preserving the dignity of the human being and his humanity. (QNA)