News Category: Relief Aid
February 3, 2019
Qatar Fund for Development supports White Helmets
In continuation of the role of the State of Qatar in helping the Syrian people Qatar Fund for Development supports White Helmets Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has provided US$ 2 million grant to the White Helmets In accordance with...
January 22, 2019
HH The Amir Gives Directives to Allocate $50 Million to Support Syrian People
HH The Amir Gives Directives to Allocate $50 Million to Support Syrian People His Highness The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has given directions to allocate $50 million to support the Syrian refugees and displaced persons who suffer...
November 12, 2018
Qatar Fund for Development signs a grant agreement with Qatar Red Crescent Society to help Rohingya people in Myanmar and Bangladesh
Qatar Fund for Development signs a grant agreement with Qatar Red Crescent Society to help Rohingya people in Myanmar and Bangladesh The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) have signed a grant agreement of...
May 22, 2018
QFFD, QC and UNHCR sign a tripartite cooperation agreement for Rohingya refugees
QFFD, QC and UNHCR sign a tripartite cooperation agreement for Rohingya refugees The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar Charity (QC) and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) signed a tripartite cooperation agreement, in which both QFFD and QC pledged...
May 6, 2018
Qatar Fund for Development and QRCS Sign Libya Humanitarian Work Agreement
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...
April 3, 2018
Qatar’s unprecedented financial support to UNRWA
With its unprecedented pledge of USD 50 million to UNRWA at a recent ministerial conference in Rome, Qatar will become one of UNRWA’s top donors and will have a major impact on the Agency’s ability to continue its vital services...
January 16, 2018
Qatar Red Crescent (QRCS) and Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) Sign Agreement to Help Drought Victims in Somalia
QRCS, QFFD Sign Agreement to Help Drought Victims in Somalia Qatar Red Crescent (QRCS) and Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) have signed a grant agreement of US $ 2 million (QR 7,275,880) to launch a humanitarian intervention for the victims...
January 15, 2018
Qatar and OCHA sign a Four-Year Financing Agreement
Qatar announced un-earmarked funding of USD 40 million over four years – USD10 million annually from 2017 to 2020 – to support the core budget of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The signing ceremony...
January 15, 2018
Qatar donates over $26 million to UNHCR in 2017
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has received over $26 million contributions from the State of Qatar in year 2017, making Qatar the UNHCR's top donor in the Middle East and North Africa region. According to the UNHCR...
January 9, 2018
Qatar donates $ 20 million to Haiti to support Education, Health and Shelter
130 countries attended a conference held at the United Nations headquarters, New York entitled "Towards a New Future for Haiti” to urge donors to provide $11.5 billion over the next 10 years for the reconstruction of the Caribbean nation that...