Doha: Director General of Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) Khalifa bin Jassim Al Kuwari affirmed that the agreement that was recently signed by the State of Qatar, represented by QFFD, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), will work on supporting the core resources of the program in the amount of $16m over two years (2021-2022), by cooperating in efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level.
In a statement to QNA, Khalifa bin Jassim Al Kuwari said that this support will contribute to the development of several areas through innovative solutions, the UNDP will focus on 177 country, including developing countries, and link them with knowledge, experience and resources to reach the people in need to build a better life, which is in line with the vision of QFFD in giving hope, promoting peace and achieving sustainable development.
“Its programs also focus on poverty reduction, which is the first goal of the sustainable development goals, in addition to recovery, crisis prevention, conflict reduction, and early recovery from disasters in the fastest possible way,” Al Kuwari added.