Qatar's candidate elected as member of UN's Elimination of Racial Discrimination panel

The States Parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination have elected the candidate of the State of Qatar, H E Dr. Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad for the membership of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination by an overwhelming majority where she received 132 votes from a group of 180 votes to the States parties to the Convention.

Dr. Sheikha Abdulla Al Missned has been elected at 28th Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination held yesterday at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Dr. Al Misnad was elected among 14 candidates to fill nine seats for the Committee, which begins in January 2020.

The election of the candidate of the State of Qatar comes for her role in emphasising the right to education and the dissemination of human rights principles in the educational curricula, as evidenced by her deep respect for the principles of dignity and equality among all human beings. Throughout her career, she has promoted and respected everyone without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion.

The Permanent Delegation of the State of Qatar to the United Nations efforts were crowned in managing the electoral campaign culminated in the election victory of Dr. Al Misnad amid fierce competition and overwhelming majority of the votes in favor of the candidate of the State of Qatar for membership of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Dr. Sheikha Abdullah Al Misnad's victory also underscores Qatar's vital role in defending human rights and working through United Nations bodies to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination. Dr. Al  Misnad was appointed President of Qatar University in 2003 as the first Qatari woman to hold this position. Since 2012 she has been a member of the Global Justice Project.

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