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QNA
Geneva
Qatar has praised the significant role being played by women and their sacrifices in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
This came in a statement of the State of Qatar delivered by Third Secretary at Qatar’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva Talal Abdulaziz Al Naama at the annual discussion on women’s rights, which focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and women’s rights, at the Human Rights Council.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is considered one of the greatest challenges that countries are facing in decades. Its economic, political and social consequences were exacerbated by the measures taken by countries to contain the spread of the virus, often affecting the human rights of many individuals, especially the most vulnerable groups in the society,” Naama said.
“In the context of these measures, women have borne additional burden by carrying out many responsibilities. We cannot fail to pay tribute to the significant role and enormous sacrifices that women had made to face the pandemic, as they constitute the majority of the health workers at the forefront of combating the pandemic and protecting the community,” he added.
Qatar has taken rapid and thoroughly-studied steps to face the health threat, and announced a set of measures to protect the health and safety of all members of society, including women, he said.
Qatar’s efforts to combat and contain the outbreak of COVID-19 depend on a comprehensive approach and coordinated efforts according to a national response plan designed to protect all community members, and this includes women’s needs in Qatar, he said.
He also pointed to the participation of Chairperson of Qatar Foundation HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser in the ‘Rise for All’ global initiative that includes a group of international women leaders and aims to exchange good practices as well as present the challenges that must be addressed to combat the pandemic.
In addition to that, the initiative also aims to discuss common solutions to this global crisis from the perspective of women in leadership, as this initiative comes within the framework of supporting the call launched by the Secretary-General of the United Nations for solidarity and collective action to combat the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, he added.
Geneva
Qatar has praised the significant role being played by women and their sacrifices in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
This came in a statement of the State of Qatar delivered by Third Secretary at Qatar’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva Talal Abdulaziz Al Naama at the annual discussion on women’s rights, which focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and women’s rights, at the Human Rights Council.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is considered one of the greatest challenges that countries are facing in decades. Its economic, political and social consequences were exacerbated by the measures taken by countries to contain the spread of the virus, often affecting the human rights of many individuals, especially the most vulnerable groups in the society,” Naama said.
“In the context of these measures, women have borne additional burden by carrying out many responsibilities. We cannot fail to pay tribute to the significant role and enormous sacrifices that women had made to face the pandemic, as they constitute the majority of the health workers at the forefront of combating the pandemic and protecting the community,” he added.
Qatar has taken rapid and thoroughly-studied steps to face the health threat, and announced a set of measures to protect the health and safety of all members of society, including women, he said.
Qatar’s efforts to combat and contain the outbreak of COVID-19 depend on a comprehensive approach and coordinated efforts according to a national response plan designed to protect all community members, and this includes women’s needs in Qatar, he said.
He also pointed to the participation of Chairperson of Qatar Foundation HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser in the ‘Rise for All’ global initiative that includes a group of international women leaders and aims to exchange good practices as well as present the challenges that must be addressed to combat the pandemic.
In addition to that, the initiative also aims to discuss common solutions to this global crisis from the perspective of women in leadership, as this initiative comes within the framework of supporting the call launched by the Secretary-General of the United Nations for solidarity and collective action to combat the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, he added.
