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Doha: Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have signed a core contribution agreement to support IOM operations globally through allocation of flexible funding.
FFD will provide IOM with unearmarked core contribution in the amount of $400,000 to be used by the UN agency in carrying out its work and capacities in the areas that fall within the scope of its mandate.
This agreement is a continuation to fulfil the pledges made by the State of Qatar to finance basic resources, amounting to $500m, to support the United Nations organisations, which was announced during the 2018 Doha Forum.
On this occasion, QFFD's Deputy Director General for Planning, Ali Abdulla Al Dabbagh, said,“This agreement is part of QFFD's interest in helping the most fragile societies. As migration today is one of the most critical issues that we need to take care of, we need to assure their future stability and prosperity. This agreement with IOM will assure the help of migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers, to access the basics human rights and ensure a decent life for them.”
IOM Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Carmela Godeau, said,“Unearmarked funding for IOM is of crucial importance, and I am very pleased to welcome QFFD to the growing group of donors that have entrusted IOM with such flexible funding. Thanks to QFFD's contribution, IOM will strengthen its capacities to deliver an effective response to today's mobility challenges.
'IOM is at the forefront of humanitarian crises worldwide and millions of migrants and internally displaced persons rely on our essential services each year. QFFD's unearmarked contribution to IOM illustrates the strong partnership between our two institutions.”
Chief of IOM Mission in Qatar, Iman Ereiqat, said,“The signing of this agreement on unearmarked funding launches a new partnership with QFFD. Thanks to this contribution, QFFD is providing IOM with the valuable opportunity to allocate funding to the most pressing needs in line with the principles of good donorship.
'This important contribution to IOM's Migration Resource Allocation Committee (MIRAC) funding mechanism is the result of a partnership built on mutual trust and understanding. As the IOM Mission in Qatar, we are proud of this partnership with QFFD and look forward to further expanding and strengthening it.”
It is worth mentioning that QFFD and IOM started implementing a one-year project entitled“Livelihood Support in the Beqaa and North Lebanon targeting Syrian Refugees” in Lebanon, which is part of an agreement they signed in Nov. 2021, targeting 11 informal internally displaced people (IDP) sites with camp infrastructure upgrades as a flood mitigation response.
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