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The Peninsula
The Permanent Population Committee (PPC) hosted the Qatar Population Day to commemorate the successes of the second population policy 2017-2022.
The policy was initiated to minimise the country's demographic imbalance by encouraging the growth of the Qatari population and reducing the recruitment of foreign workers.
The event analysed the methodology of accessing the 2017-2022 population policy and indications on the level of progress. The expected output of the policy will lead to the development of a vision of how the results will contribute to the Third Population Policy 2023-2027, which will include six main focal points.
Speaking at the event, Sultan Al Kawari, PPC Vice-Chairman, stressed that the Second Population Policy was subject to a comprehensive and in-depth evaluation and disclosed that 67% of the second population policy registered high progress. Also, 22% of them were achieved at an acceptable rate. On the other hand, 11% of the set goals were not completed.
Al Kawari emphasised the need for ministries and government institutions to continue the cooperative approach to implement the third population policy cycle (2023-2027), which the PPC is currently designing, in the required manner and at the appropriate time.
Meanwhile, while speaking on the sidelines of the event, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative Karl Kulessa lauded Qatar for completing the population policy cycle, stressing its significance to economic and infrastructure development.
“I think it's an important policy because if you can manage your population well, it's good for the economy as well,” Kulessa said.
“If you plan well and input population numbers into your planning, it allows people and the government to plan much better. For example, education, health facilities, roads, everything comes together when you understand your population -- and of course, Qatar is a master of this,” he added.
According to Kulessa, Qatar has successfully planned for its population, be it citizens, and expatriate populations, providing infrastructure and services to all.
“They all need care and services, and that's a challenge that the government of Qatar has managed very well.
Meanwhile, the second session of Qatar Population Day 2022, held under the title“Assessment Results of Qatar's Second Population Policy (2017-2022),” was facilitated by Sultan Al Kuwari, Vice-Chairman of the Permanent Population Committee, and presented by Dr. Youssef Brik. He discussed how the policy was accessed and how the PPC reached its findings. He noted that the results of this policy would be implemented in the next population policy.