On the sidelines of its participation in the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Qatar Charity organizes a side discussion workshop on the role of sport in protecting and empowering refugees and displaced persons.
The workshop will be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York in cooperation with Qatar Fund for Development and a number of international humanitarian organizations. It will also sign a number of cooperation and partnership agreements with UN agencies.
Qatar Charity's delegation to the 74th General Assembly of the UN General Assembly comprises the Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Charity Yusuf bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, Mohammed Al Ghamdi, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Governance and Corporate Development, and Head of International Partnerships Ahmed Al Rumaihi.
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Workshop discussion
Organized by Qatar Charity in collaboration with the Qatar Fund for Development, UNHCR, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the German International Development Agency (IDA) and Saif the Dream, the side-event workshop will present a series of working papers on the transition to sport in conflict-torn societies. And the importance of using sport as a tool to achieve the goals of peace and development.
The global framework for promoting sport for development and peace will be reviewed, along with perspectives and perspectives that sport can create for a more dignified life for refugees and displaced persons, and the challenges to using sport as a tool for development.
Officials from international humanitarian organizations, experts and specialists in relief and charity work will speak at the workshop, along with a number of sports stars from Kenya, Somalia and Afghanistan who have been forced to leave their country and seek refuge in other countries and have achieved successes in their field.
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Cooperation Agreements
At the end of the workshop, Qatar Charity will sign a series of cooperation agreements with a number of UN agencies and organizations, including an agreement with the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), as well as a framework agreement with UNICEF.
The event will include a companion exhibition containing various pictures and materials illustrating humanitarian programs and projects that use sport for peace and development, such as the Qatar Charity Initiative “Sport for Peace in Darfur”, launched in collaboration with the Qatar Development Fund, as well as GI programs. "German" sports for development in refugee camps in Jordan and Palestine, "and projects of the organization" The Dream ".
Visitors to the exhibition will have the opportunity to view, understand and experience the situation of the displaced through video footage and strong illustrations that will serve as a platform for interaction with visitors and inviting them to use sport in development efforts.