The Humanitarian and Developmental Forum for Palestine will begin today at Westin Hotel, Doha under the slogan “Together we make Hope.”
The event is sponsored by Qatar Fund for Development and a number of International Organisations, and is organised by Qatar Charity.
More than 200 participants from 75 local, regional and international humanitarian and developmental organisations along with a number of donors will participate in the two-day forum.
The forum will be held under the auspices of Qatar Fund for Development, OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs), UNRWA, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, The United Nations Development Programme in Palestine (UNDP), Doctors without Borders, and Welfare Association-Palestine
During the opening session, a number of speeches will be delivered by Qatar Charity, Qatar Fund for Development, Embassy of Palestine in Qatar, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and Arab league and the sponsors will be honored.
The forums’ first day will have two sessions discussing development and humanitarian action and practices in addition to sustainable development strategies in Palestine. On the second day of the forum, two sessions will be held to present developmental and humanitarian experiences in Palestine in the areas of education, health, economic empowerment, and social welfare and to launch a range of initiatives for the benefit of the Palestinian people at a charity dinner attended by audience of both genders. A number of specialized technical workshops will also be held during the forum’s first day.
The forum aims at strengthening the coordination and partnership opportunities between various supporters of the Palestinian people, examining the current development and humanitarian status, and finding the most effective solutions to support the Palestinian people. The forum will also increase the opportunities of exchanging experiences and information relevant to development and humanitarian action in Palestine, launching a range of initiatives for the benefit of the Palestinian people and congregating resources and support for the development and humanitarian pressing issues in Palestine.
Scope of the forum: education, health, economic empowerment and social welfare.
Mohammed bin Ali Al-Ghamdi (pictured), Executive Director of International Development Department and the Supervisor of the forum said, “QC gives the Palestinian cause a higher priority because it has touched the conscience of humankind over 70 years ago. In this regard, QC spares no effort to support the Palestinian people who are still suffering due to blockade, high unemployment rate, and poor infrastructure and inadequate basic services. Therefore, QC has made a decision to hold this forum annually in order to support the Palestinian people and to strengthen their resilience.”
