Doha
Upon the directives of the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani announced a new pledge of $ 100mn to alleviate the human suffering of the Syrian people.
In a speech at Brussels IV Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region, held via video conferencing, the Foreign Minister underscored that the new pledge comes from the firm belief of Qatar to fulfill its international and humanitarian obligation towards the brotherly Syrian people, pointing out that the Qatar’s actual assistance to the brotherly Syrian people has exceeded $2bn.
The Foreign Minister making the pledge while addressing the Brussels IV Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region, through video conference Tuesday
“The State of Qatar — in compliance with its humanitarian and moral responsibilities — has spared no effort, since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, to enhance the rapid humanitarian response and provide effective assistance to the brotherly Syrian people,” he said.
The Foreign Minister affirmed the steadfast support of Qatar to the international efforts aimed at reaching a political solution to the Syrian crisis based on the first Geneva Declaration of 2012 and the relevant Security Council resolutions, especially Resolution No. 2254, and in a way that meets the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people and the preservation of its territorial integrity.
At the beginning of his speech, Sheikh Mohamed thanked the European Union and the United Nations for the invitation to hold this conference and praised the participating countries for their estimated efforts to support the brotherly Syrian people despite the economic difficulties faced by all countries due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
He added that the world is facing a humanitarian crisis that humanity has not known before, during which the Syrian people were deprived of the most basic necessities such as water, food, infrastructure, and basic social services such as education and health, in addition to the number of displaced people, that reached 12 mn.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs pointed out that the success in facing the catastrophic and grave humanitarian repercussions of the Syrian crisis will only come through finding a political solution that radically ends this crisis, and this is the responsibility of the international community, especially the Security Council and the actors concerned.
The Foreign Minister asked, what kind of generation do we expect to come out of the Syrian war as the Syrian children have grown up watching the pictures of artillery, bombings, and massacres with internationally prohibited weapons that have often been used against their cities, villages, and families.—AP
