NHRC Chairperson H E Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah with other officials during the inauguration of the painting of Litaarafu at the UN House in Doha.
Doha, Qatar: Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) H E Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah underscored the significance of cooperation with the UN House in Doha, pointing out that its presence in Doha is a great opportunity that must be invested. This came when Chairperson of NHRC inaugurated the painting of Litaarafu, which means ‘get to know each other,’ at the UN House in Doha, which is one of the Arabic calligraphy paintings on human rights in the Islamic culture.
The event was held in the presence of Unesco Representative for the Gulf States and Yemen and Director of the Unesco Office in Doha Salah El Din Zaki Khaled.
Her Excellency welcomed the joint work and cooperation between the two parties. She urged further partnerships and emphasised the importance of the role performed by the UN House in Doha. Following the inauguration of the painting, Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah said after maintaining the classification “A” three consecutive times, NHRC performs a global role in the region through urging states to establish national human rights committees.
She noted that the constant maintaining of classification “A” by the national human rights committees comes by virtue of adherence to Paris Principles, chiefly the financial and administrative independence of the national committees to document, monitor, raise awareness of human rights principles as part of their duties.
Al Attiyah asserted that the NHRC opens its doors to all inhabitants of the State of Qatar whether they are citizens or residents to receive their complaints, follow up on them and find solutions for them, stressing that NHRC considers all received complaints seriously and engages with the competent authorities to further solve these problems.
Salah El Din Zaki Khaled said the United Nations has a long history in urging countries to establish the commissions concerned with promoting and protecting human rights, along with the keenness to compel the UN member states to keep mainstreaming human rights in their all territories and relevant scope of works.
Khaled emphasized that he looks forward to reinforcing cooperation with NHRC to support the universal principles of human rights, share ideas and visions, as well as explore new cooperation means, noting the State of Qatar’s unwavering efforts and keenness to boost cooperation and partnership with all UN organizations, thanking the NHRC for offering the valued art painting to the UN House in Doha.
