Qatar’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and international organisations in Vienna H E Sultan bin Salmeen Al Mansouri, speaking before the 51st session of the UNIDO Industrial Development Board, in Vienna.
Vienna: Qatar affirmed its support for the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) to achieve its goals of sustainable industrial development for all, especially the developing countries, said Qatar’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and international organizations in Vienna H E Sultan bin Salmeen Al Mansouri before the 51st session of the UNIDO Industrial Development Board (IDB), currently being held in Vienna.
He noted that Qatar has made many development contributions, , especially within the framework of the strategic partnerships with the United Nations and other leading international institutions, based on its National Vision 2030 which upholds the values and principles of cooperation, partnership and solidarity in helping countries, peoples and communities suffering from humanitarian crises, conflicts, poverty and debt.
The statement of Qatar referred to the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) which was held in Doha in March 2023, and its role in accelerating sustainable development in 46 countries that are the poorest in the world and the most in need of international assistance, especially with regard to the pledge of countries and international bodies and institutions to financial commitments of more than $1.3bn in the form of grants, investments, loans, aid, development projects and technical support, with the aim of positively affecting the 1.2 billion people living in the least developed countries.
Qatar expressed its readiness to consult with the UNIDO to conclude a partnership to accelerate industrial development in the developing countries.
It noted that remittances of workers in Qatar constitute one of the sources of financing development in labour-sending countries, most of which are from the countries of the South, adding that the value of workers’ remittances this year is expected to reach more than $20bn.
The statement stressed that Qatar has developed a national industrial and development vision that takes into account the dimensions of sustainable development, including the environmental dimension, and the need for modernisation through the acquisition of advanced technologies, and to create a balance between the current needs of the society and its needs in the future, as well as the establishment of a knowledge society.
