Qatar Signs Agreement To Allocate $500Mln To UN Agencies Over 10 Years

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Qatar Signs Agreement to Allocate $500Mln to UN Agencies Over 10 Years

DOHA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th December, 2018) Qatar will allocate $500 million to UN organizations to support their activities over the next ten years, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the ceremony of signing agreements on the sidelines of the Doha Forum.

According to the text of the agreement, Qatar will allocate this sum to eight UN organizations, including the UN International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

The deal was signed in the presence of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.