On the sidelines of the meetings of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attended the signing of an agreement between Qatar Fund For Development and the Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to open and finance a centre for children and armed conflict in Doha.
The agreement was signed yesterday by Director-General of Qatar Fund for Development Khalifa bin Jassim Al Kuwari and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba.
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Under the agreement, Qatar will provide the core resources of the UN centre with $1.5 million for a three-year period, and will support the Doha-based office with $1.65 million over three years, to promote knowledge and skills related to the protection of children affected by armed conflict in the region.
The office will provide training and documentation appropriate to the needs of the region and capacity-building.
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