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Qatar’s global commitment to protecting education from attack

Around 224 million children globally remain out of school. The past two decades have marked an important transitional period in Qatar’s domestic and international developments, in which one cannot oversee…

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Qatar to provide medical support for Palestinian athletes living under occupation

At least five Palestinian cancer patients died last year due to Israel’s restrictions on mobility, widely deemed by rights organisations as illegal. Qatar is providing free medical services to Palestinian…

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Qatar Fund makes ‘solidarity visit’ to Rohingya refugees as UN warns of underfunding crisis

In March, the UN had appealed for $876 million to support Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bhasan Char, and Bangladeshi host communities. The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) embarked on…

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Qatar Fund works to eradicate infectious blindness in Ethiopia

In 2016, QFFD and Orbis led similar efforts under a four-year programme that aimed to reduce childhood blindness across India and Bangladesh. The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has joined…

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Qatar supports patient treatment at Palestine’s only eye hospital under new ‘significant’ agreement

Palestinians living under the ongoing illegal Israeli occupation struggle to receive basic medical treatment due to the heavy restrictions imposed on their movement. Qatar is set to provide treatment for…

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Qatar delivers all 10,000 World Cup mobile homes to Turkey-Syria earthquake victims

By March, QFFD’s earthquake aid to Turkiye and Syria surpassed QAR 200 million. Qatar completed the delivery of 10,000 mobile homes to Turkiye on Saturday, as part of a wider…

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Qatar sends 35 tonnes of humanitarian aid to conflict-ridden Sudan

On Saturday, Sudan’s warring factions agreed to a new 72-hour ceasefire effective Sunday morning. Qatar delivered a 35-tonne convoy of food and aid to Sudan in an effort to provide…

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Qatar Fund donates $15mn to boost Yemen’s water and sanitation services

Qatar Fund for Development aims to improve water access and hygiene for 4 million people across 11 Yemeni cities. A staggering contribution of $15 million has been made by Qatar…

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Qatar Fund steps up efforts to support Palestinian youth under new key agreement

The latest Israeli aggression in Gaza damaged at least 49 educational facilities, disrupting the education of 25,976 Palestinian students. The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) is supporting Palestinian youth’s skillset…

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