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New York
Qatar attended the ‘Global Food Security Call to Action’ Ministerial Conference in New York, which was convened by the United States during its UN Security Council presidency this May.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi led Qatar’s delegation to the conference.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Qatar explained in his speech at the conference that the Covid-19 pandemic, climate crises, and the conflict in Ukraine exacerbate the global food crisis and threaten the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, noting that the State of Qatar focuses on providing support that covers the relationship between the human side, sustainable development, and peace.
Regarding the provision of funds for humanitarian food assistance, His Excellency said that in November 2021, the State of Qatar has signed an agreement with the World Food Programme (WFP) for a contribution of $90 million to help meet urgent food security needs in Yemen, where conflict, economic decline and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic are putting millions in danger of slipping into famine.
The minister believed that assistance should be provided to developing and low-income countries to help them build long-term resilience to such shocks.
His Excellency stated that the State of Qatar established a $200 million strategic partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in March, which will be dedicated to agriculture, climate resilience, and economic development projects in Africa’s drylands, with the goal of preventing millions of people from falling into poverty and hunger.
The minister emphasised that the State of Qatar and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) signed a partnership in November 2021 to help launch major development projects in
vulnerable rural communities with a focus on long-term food security, climate resilience, and technical capacity development, and that the State of Qatar has
allocated $1.7 million for this purpose.
HE Al Muraikhi reaffirmed Qatar’s firm belief in the importance of high-level coordination and partnerships in dealing with these interconnected crises, emphasizing the importance of cooperating to build more resilient food systems.
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