Qatar has announced an allocation of USD 5 million in humanitarian aid to support Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons, through Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater said at the virtual Donors’ Conference for Ukraine.
She said that the difficult humanitarian situation that millions of refugees are facing in the shadow of the continuing escalation and tension requires the solidarity of the international community to develop emergency plans to respond to their necessary needs.
Al Khater reiterated Qatar’s call for an immediate cessation of military action in Ukraine, securing humanitarian corridors to ensure aid access, resolving the dispute through constructive dialogue and diplomatic methods and avoiding what can lead to further escalation.
The Assistant Foreign Minister pointed out that the world is going through difficult stages and multiple crises that are forcing many to move towards a safer place and a better future.
”This is what we see today for the Ukrainians who are experiencing a dark period in their history that forces them to flee, whether inside or outside Ukraine, to avoid war and its horrors,” Al Khater said adding this was the case with the millions of refugees who have previously suffered from the scourge of war and the international community’s neglect. such as the Syrian and Palestinian refugees.
She expressed apprehensions that the conflict will expand to include other neighboring countries in and around the Balkans.