Prime Minister at the Future Summit:
Qatar is building a diversified and sustainable knowledge-based economy.
Benefiting from digital technology applications, science and innovations

We have achieved remarkable successes that reflect the effectiveness of strategic choices.

The world faces challenges that hinder its economic progress and threaten its social peace.

Development cannot be achieved without establishing the foundations of peace and stability.

We reiterate our call to the parties to the conflict to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

We are proud to host the Second World Summit for Social Development.

2:00 AM, Monday, September 23, 2024

New York – Doha – Al Raya and QNA:

Yesterday, the State of Qatar participated in the “Future Summit”, which was held on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The
State of Qatar’s delegation to the summit was headed by His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In the State of Qatar’s statement before the summit, His Excellency the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs said that Qatar, under the wise leadership of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the country, “may God protect him”, launched this year the third phase of its national development strategy within the framework of Qatar National Vision 2030, keen to build a diversified and sustainable knowledge-based economy, by benefiting from the applications of digital technology, science and innovation, and enhancing human development, noting that it has achieved remarkable successes on the ground, reflecting the effectiveness of the state’s strategic choices.
His Excellency also affirmed the State of Qatar’s commitment to international multilateral action, referring in this regard to His Highness the Amir’s pledge of $500 million to support the core resources of United Nations agencies for ten years, and the State of Qatar’s announcement during the Climate Action Summit in 2019 to allocate $100 million to support small island developing states and least developed countries in the Caribbean, Pacific, and African regions, and its hosting of the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in March 2023, and its pledge of $60 million to implement development programs in those countries.
His Excellency added that the State of Qatar has pledged this year, in partnership with the International Monetary Fund, to allocate 20 percent of its Special Drawing Rights holdings, estimated at one billion dollars, to the IMF’s Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust Fund and the Resilience Fund, which will enable the Fund to expand concessional lending to low-income countries and countries vulnerable to climate shocks, noting that it also launched its Debt Relief Initiative for Education in cooperation with the World Bank last June.
His Excellency the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs said that the State of Qatar is fully convinced that the 2030 Agenda and achieving its Sustainable Development Goals require more international and national efforts, so it participated actively in all stages of the negotiations on the final document of this summit and its annexes, as an extension of its support for the recommendations of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in his report on “Our Common Plan”, and its participation in leading the negotiations on the political declaration of the United Nations Summit on Sustainable Development held last year.
His Excellency pointed out that the world today faces serious challenges that hinder its economic progress, threaten its social peace, and slow down efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: “Wars, armed conflicts, and the negative effects of climate change pose serious challenges, especially for developing and least developed countries, which requires us to quickly address and overcome these challenges for the sake of the future we seek.”
His Excellency stressed the importance of strengthening global governance, including reforming international financing structures, alleviating the debt burden, and bridging the digital divide, stressing the need to enhance efforts to achieve sustainable economic growth and social welfare based on protecting human rights and empowering women, in addition to enhancing climate action in accordance with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement.
His Excellency also stressed that “development cannot be achieved without establishing the foundations of peace and stability, so the State of Qatar continues its tireless efforts in mediation to prevent the outbreak of conflicts and resolve them through peaceful means, and has achieved regional and international successes in cooperation with its regional and international allies.”
He added: “The State of Qatar is currently engaged in many mediations, including mediation between Hamas and Israel in partnership with the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States of America to stop the disastrous war on the Gaza Strip. We reiterate our call to the parties to the conflict to reach a ceasefire agreement and release prisoners and detainees, and we call on the international community to take a clear position regarding violations of international law and international humanitarian law regarding the repeated attacks on schools, hospitals, relief workers and displaced persons in Gaza.”
His Excellency the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed the State of Qatar’s pride in hosting the Second World Summit for Social Development, which will be the most prominent global event in 2025 within the series of three summits recommended by “Our Shared Global Agenda”, expressing Qatar’s aspiration to receive participants from all over the world in Doha, and to achieve tangible results that contribute to building a better world. His Excellency said in a post on his official account on the social networking site “X”: Today, at the “Future Summit” conference, we affirmed the position of the State of Qatar and its firm commitment to international multilateral action to achieve sustainable development. We look forward to implementing the outcomes of this summit on the ground within the framework of joint international efforts.
It is noteworthy that the “Future Summit”, which concludes its work tomorrow, is an opportunity to enhance cooperation on key challenges, bridge gaps in global governance, and reaffirm existing commitments, including the Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals) and the United Nations Charter.