QFFD-UNDP agreement focuses on global SDGs
HE the Director-General of Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) Khalifa bin Jassim al-Kuwari affirmed that the agreement that was recently signed by Qatar, represented by QFFD, and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), will work on supporting the core resources of the $16mn programme over two years (2021-2022), by co-operating in efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level. In an exclusive statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), he said that this support will contribute to the development of several areas through innovative solutions, the UNDP will focus on 177 countries, including developing countries, and link them with knowledge, experience and resources to reach the people in need to build a better life, which is in line with the vision of QFFD in giving hope, promoting peace and achieving sustainable development.
“Its programmes also focus on poverty reduction, which is the first goal of the sustainable development goals, in addition to recovery, crisis prevention, conflict reduction, and early recovery from disasters in the fastest possible way,” al-Kuwari added, noting that the program works to find sustainable solutions to the global warming problem.
The QFFD director-general pointed out that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, is a common roadmap to achieve peace and prosperity for people and planet earth at the same time, explaining that SDGs is an urgent call for all countries to work in the global partnership to end poverty, improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth while simultaneously tackling climate change and preserving our oceans and forests.
Qatar is one of the first countries to support the establishment of a group of laboratories to accelerate the development impact in over 78 countries. These pioneering labs were launched in January 2019, in over sixty developing countries to become an integral part of UNDP teams and infrastructure in each country.