PEACE LEADERS CONGRESS INTERNATIONAL PEACE DIPLOMACY CORPS OBSERVANCE TO UNITED NATIONS DAY [20 th October 2016, Grand Ballroom, Makati Diamond Residences] SPEECH OF H.E. ALI IBRAHIM AL-MALKI Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Republic of the Philippines The Role of Qatar for the United Nations Mr. Rey Runtgen Martin L. Del Rosario, Chairman of IPDCI Excellencies, Distinguished and honorable guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear friends, In the beginning, I would like to express my happiness for inviting me to participate in this event of the International Day of Peace, in partnership with UNESCO Club of the University of the Philippines, under the auspices of the United Nations. At first, I would like to assure that the State of Qatar believes in the United Nations role aimed at maintaining the international peace and security, conflict prevention, peace-making and conservation and sustainable development, as well as it confirms that the UN Security Council s reform process is a collective demand for the majority of Member States and regional groups at the United Nations, in addition to Qatar s support of the proposals for reforms of the Security Council and the working procedures of the Council, and also the voluntary change of use of veto, and the collective pledge not to block accountability in relation to the war and acts of genocide crimes, raise the level of transparency and openness, where the State of Qatar demanded a permanent seat for Arab and Islamic groups.
This appears from the fixed policies of the State of Qatar to achieve its ambition and strategic interests, where its foreign policy based on the principles of consolidating international peace and security, by promoting the settlement of international disputes by peaceful means and the support of people to self-determination, and non-interference in the internal affairs of other States and cooperation with peace-loving nations. Since its accession to the United Nations in September 21, 1971, the State of Qatar has been keen to establish bilateral and multilateral relations in various regional forums, where it was keen to be an active player in the international community through the launch and adoption of global initiatives of organizations and bodies, to reflect its principles in order to serve humanity and meet the aspirations of the people. The State of Qatar also focused on contributing in achieving stability, security and international peace and the resolution of disputes by peaceful means through preventive diplomacy and mediation, in order to ensure and guarantee creation of a safe and stable environment in the Middle East and throughout the world. The State of Qatar has made diplomatic efforts and political unremitting in the regional and international levels in mediating between factions, entities and states, at the request of the parties concerned without interfering in the internal affairs of countries, to Convergence of views and find sustainable solutions to disputes and differences, in a fair and impartial way, as well as hosting negotiations and contributes as a facilitator in dialogues. These efforts have resulted in many successes of thus contribution to the maintenance of international peace and security. The Qatari mediation played a role in reaching the Doha agreement for peace in Darfur, and in the release of Eritrea Djiboutians prisoners recently, and also in promoting reconciliation among the Palestinians, and the release of the hostages in Syria, and before that, resulted in an end to the presidential vacuum in Lebanon, among others. Qatar believes that terrorism and extremism cannot deal without addressing the root causes that lead to them by: Attention to education, building capacities, empowering local communities and providing employment and training opportunities and boost the economy. Encourage dialogue, embrace the values of tolerance, fight against extremism and coexistence, and renunciation of sectarian or ethnic discrimination, as the State of Qatar established the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue and Hamad Bin Khalifa Islamic center in Denmark to promote peaceful coexistence and fight against extremism.
In addition to the commitment to a peaceful foreign policy that prevents armed conflicts, and contributes to their resolution through peaceful means, such as mediation, in parallel with the approach based on development. Commitment to the United Nations principles and purposes, agreements, resolutions, commitments and the relevant international laws. Not to be linked to any religion, race or culture with terrorism or violent extremism or the phenomenon of foreign fighters and terrorists, and the need to pick nomenclature and terminology used in describing terrorism and terrorists and refuse to use false and generalized names. Qatar is committed to the principles and objectives on which the United Nations works, in particular, the respect of human rights, in line with the Arab-Islamic values of the state, where Qatar firmly believes that the promotion and protection of human rights is a strategic choice, which is the main factor of economic, social and cultural, environmental transformation of the State, involving important pillars affecting the key issues of human rights in the areas of education, health, environment, labor rights, empowerment of women and children's rights, as the State of Qatar is a member in the council of Human rights, and it has an active role in strengthening the Council's tasks that provide for the achievement of universal respect for all the values and principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, as well as respond effectively to human rights abuses being committed all over the world. In addition, protecting and enhancing the labor rights of the migrant workers in Qatar is considered a strategic choice of the State, which value the contributions of migrant workers and their role in the development and advancement project sought by the State, as there is no doubt about the continuous commitment of the State of Qatar in the ongoing reform and implementation of the laws relating to the migrant workers rights. The State of Qatar Pledged to contribute to the humanitarian objectives and development around the world with US$10-Billion over the next ten years, through humanitarian, development and political initiatives, in line with the foreign policy of the State of Qatar to achieve and enhance the international security and stability, it should be noted that the efforts of the State of Qatar in humanitarian work has spread to more than 100 countries worldwide. The State of Qatar supports several programs aimed at education in the areas of conflicts, and it seeks to reach 10 million children around the world, as Qatar is one of the first countries that urged the protection of education, thus, the State of Qatar saves lives and ensures peace and welfare of the students and teachers in the areas of the conflicts, as it seeks through its development initiative to create jobs and stimulate the economy of developing countries, which aims to the economic empowerment of individuals and communities, especially the youth. The State also pays great attention to building peaceful and flexible societies to meet its needs, beside
contributing to the efforts in order to achieve development in those communities through sustainability. In conclusion, I would like to assure you that the State of Qatar is committed to the principles and objectives of the United Nations, and it is considered an active player in the international community, where it launched and adopted many global initiatives in many organizations and the international bodies to the United Nations, It is also interested in achieving international stability, security and peace. Since the year of 2006, the State of Qatar is playing a pivotal role in the mediation, and it was still looking to humanitarian support and development next to its efforts in the resolution of disputes by peaceful means, as it adopts the political solutions of conflict resolution, peace-building and contribute to achieve security and stability, which is a strategic choice in line with international and fixed humanitarian obligations, and it always invites the international community to promote humanitarian initiatives, as well as lend a hand in helping and assisting in the education of children, especially in areas of crises and conflicts, beside the attention to protection of this category and arming them with education as the basis for the advancement of society. Thank You Ali Ibrahim AL-Malki Ambassador of the State of Qatar Manila
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