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Qatar Fund for Development and QRCS Sign Libya Humanitarian Work Agreement

May 6, 2018

Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) have signed an $8 million funding agreement to address the humanitarian and medical needs of more than 623,000 beneficiaries in Libya.

The agreement was signed by Director of Development Projects at QFFD Misfer Hamad Al Shahwani and Director of Relief and International Development at QRCS Rashid Saad Al Mohannadi.

Commenting on the occasion, HE Ambassador of Qatar to Libya Sheikh Mohamed bin Nasser bin Jassim Al-Thani said that the donation builds upon the continuous Qatari humanitarian endeavors in Libya since 2016. His Excellency added that it is part of a larger $10 million initiative announced by the State of Qatar to help improve the conditions in the war-torn country, through diverse humanitarian operations in cooperation with the Libyan Red Crescent.

Following the signing ceremony, Al Shahwani said “this joint work is aimed at meeting the humanitarian needs of the affected communities, in the fields of food security, water and sanitation, and nonfood aid. Also, it is planned to throw out a lifeline to hospitals and health centers, operate mobile clinics, and launch capacity-building programs for medical professionals”.

Al Mohannadi meanwhile thanked QFFD “for this generous support to QRCS’s ongoing relief work in Libya. With these funds, we will be able to expand our intervention to take in more and more beneficiaries. Our ultimate goal is to alleviate their suffering in such a protracted ordeal, while respecting their dignity”.

Al Mohannadi said the partnership was a reflection of Qatar’s unwavering support for the vulnerable, particularly in regional war zones like Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Libya. “At the center of these efforts is QRCS, in its internationally recognized capacity and auxiliary role to the State of Qatar in its local and international humanitarian policies,” he noted.

Under the agreement, a relief action plan will be implemented in southern cities of Libya, covering many aspects. Some of them include training 180 physicians, nurses, and midwives, providing three major hospitals and three health centers with medicines, equipment, and medical consumables, as well as deploying mobile medical convoys to three underserved districts. The partnership will also work on distributing food packages to 4000 households, containing rice, pasta, canned tuna, sugar, and other food staples. They will also dig water wells and install pumps and power generators for three cities, with an overall population of 100,000 people. There will also be nonfood items will be distributed to 4,000 households. These include mattresses, adults’ and kids’ blankets, and rugs.

  • Geography Libya
  • Timeline 2018 - 2018
  • SDGS No PovertyGood HealthDecent WorkPeace
  • Sector Relief Aid
  • Partner Qatar Red Cresent