News Category: Sector
January 16, 2018
Qatar Charity, Qatar Fund for Development and Qatar Pharma join hands to Provide Medicines for Syria
The Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD), Qatar Charity (QC) and Qatar Pharma have signed a partnership and co-operation agreement worth $1mn to provide medicines and medical consumables for the humanitarian response in Syria. This agreement has been signed owing to...
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 16, 2018
The Impact Committee of the Lives and Livelihoods Fund visits Senegal to assess US $32 million project supporting malaria control program by 2020
The Impact Committee of The Lives and Livelihoods Fund visited the Republic of Senegal to assess the progress made in the implementation of the $ 32 million project that aims to support Senegal's malaria control program by 2020. The representatives...
January 16, 2018
Qatar Red Crescent and QFFD signed a Grant Agreement to Implement a Multi-sectoral Development Program in Darfur
Qatar Red Crescent and Qatar Fund For Development signed a grant agreement to implement a multi-sectoral development program in Sudan through the establishment of service complexes in West and East Darfur states as part of Qatar's initiative for development and...
January 16, 2018
The Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) Signs a $5 Million Grant Agreement to Support UNRWA Education in the Gaza Strip
The Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) Signs a $5 Million Grant Agreement to Support UNRWA Education in the Gaza Strip The Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) signed a $5 million grant agreement to support UNRWA education in the Gaza Strip...
January 16, 2018
Qatar Fund for Development signs A Grant Agreement to support UNESCO Doha Office
Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) signed a grant agreement to support UNESCO Regional Office in Doha. The agreement was signed by QFFD Director General, H.E. Mr. Khalifa Jassim Al-Kuwari and Director of UNESCO Doha Office Dr. Anna Paolini. The agreement...
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
Bill Gates praises Qatar’s Efforts to Finance Development Projects
Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, commended Qatar's efforts to finance development projects across various countries, as the Qatar Fund for Development signed an agreement on April 13, 2016 to provide a grant of $ 50...
January 15, 2018
Qatar contributes $ 10 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Qatar donated $ 10 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria during the 5th replenishment conference of the Fund in Montreal, Canada. Minister of Public Health H.E. Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari announced the donation during...
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...