The State of Qatar took part in the virtual briefing on the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, held via video by the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad…
Category: Legal Issues
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Praises UAE’s Protections for Women in Light of COVID-19.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet praised efforts by the UAE to protect women during the COVID-19 pandemic in a recent webinar titled “COVID-19 and Gender Equality: Living Up to the Challenge.” The UAE has exerted significant effort…
Qatar Stresses Importance of Accountability for All Responsible for Human Rights Violations in Syria
The State of Qatar stressed the importance of accountability for all those responsible for human rights violations, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria and bringing them to international justice.The State of Qatar strongly condemned the Syr…
GCC countries implementing measures to support human rights, UAE tells Human Rights Council.
Obaid Salem Al Zaabi, UAE Permanent Representative at the United Nations, UN, and Other International Organisations in Geneva, stressed that Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC, member countries are putting in place additional measures to support human right…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Organizes Training Workshop on International, Regional Human Rights Mechanisms
The Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a training workshop, in cooperation with the United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Center for South-West Asia and the Arab Region in Doha and the Treaty Body Capa…