Qatar Charity (QC) participated in the 3rd Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum (RIHF) organized by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) in partnership with the United Nations and its humanitarian organizations. The two-day RIHF was attended by humanitarian leaders, donors, practitioners, researchers, and others from the different countries of the world.
Qatar Charity’s delegation headed by its CEO Yousuf bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari, included Mr. Nawaf al-Hammadi CEO’s assistant for the International Operations and Programs sector, Mr. Ahmed Al-Rumaihi, Director of the External Affairs Office, and Mr. Kalid Aunallah, Director of the Follow-up Department.
The 3rd RIHF comes as an extension of the previous two forums aimed at keeping pace with the latest developments related to humanitarian and relief action and developing practical and effective measures that take into account the changing needs on the ground.
The RIHF aims to strengthen dialogue and communication between leaders, donors, practitioners, and researchers to exchange experiences, ideas, and best practices for the development of humanitarian work, improve the Humanitarian, Development and Peace Nexus (HDPN) to ensure sustainable development, and adapt technology and digital transformation to serve humanitarian work.
RIHF scientific sessions and accompanying events discussed several important topics related to the development of humanitarian needs and ways to respond to them, data collection and analysis to support humanitarian action, proactive action and strengthening resilience in local communities, and methods of achieving sustainable development goals by improving the Humanitarian, Development and Peace Nexus (HDPN).
Panel Discussion
Mr. Ahmed Al-Rumaihi, Director of the External Affairs Office, participated in a panel discussion on achieving SDGs through humanitarian, development, and peace nexus, which was held on the sideline of the 3rd RIHF and was participated in by the representatives of WHO, WFP, and UNDP.
Al-Rumaihi touched the importance of strengthening coordination among policymakers, relevant NGOs, research institutes, and other relevant actors for a more effective, efficient, and sustainable approach that includes immediate response, development, and peace efforts.
Al-Rumaihi noted the need to explore new approaches and solutions to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of humanitarian, development and peace programming given the nature of crises that are increasingly more protracted and complex.
Meetings
On the sidelines of the RIHF, Qatar Charity’s CEO Yousuf bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari, met with many humanitarian leaders from various organizations to discuss cooperation in the field of humanitarian action.
Al-Kuwari met with Abdullah A. Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General, King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre, to discuss and strengthen strategic cooperation between Qatar Charity and KSrelief in support of common humanitarian causes.
He also met with Mr. António Vitorino, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to discuss the long-standing partnership between Qatar Charity and IOM in support and protection of vulnerable people on the move.
Source: Qatar Charity