Doha: The Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah is leading Qatar’s delegation to the Group of 77 (G77) plus China Summit in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
The two-day meeting opened on Saturday under the theme ‘New World Order for Living Well’ to discuss poverty eradication, climate change and the post-2015 sustainable development agenda.
The summit also marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the G77, now a coalition of more than 130 developing UN member states plus China.
The summit’s holding and the high level of participation attests to the political will of the group and its belief in the joint action under the umbrella of the Group 77 and china, the minister noted.
DOHA: The charitable organisation, RAF, has launched a campaign to distribute 300,000 bottles of cold water and summer kits containing sanitary items, among other things, to workers engaged on construction sites this summer. A philanthropist Qatari has donated a refrigerated van to the charity to carry the bottled water and QR162,000 to support the initiative.
DOHA: Sheikh Eid Charity will organise Iftar tents at 65 locations across the country during Ramadan which is expected to begin by June-end.
Some 10,500 people would likely benefit from the initiative every day. The tents would cost the charity QR6m. Donations for 59 of the tents have been collected.
Individual donors and companies are sponsoring at least a dozen of the tents. Donations for the remaining six tents are being organised. Individuals can donate up to QR20 to sponsor at least one Iftar’ meal pack and QR600 for Iftar’ meal packs for a month.
DOHA: A warehouse attached to Khalid Cement Industries Complex in Industrial Area (Street No. 41) was badly destroyed in a huge fire yesterday morning. The Ministry of Interior said on its Twitter account at 11.35am that the fire was “completely controlled” but didn’t specify if anyone was injured. The cause was not known yesterday.
A Civil Defence team continued fire-fighting until late in the afternoon. Thick smoke could be seen billowing from the site for several hours. Police cordoned off the area, causing traffic jams on surrounding streets during peak hours. The fire was confined to the warehouse that stored materials and the neighbouring cement plant was not affected, according to witnesses.
The Peninsula/QNA
