Qatar: Taking Action for Sustainable Development

The welfare of our children and of the future generations demands that we use our resource-wealth wisely.

Qatar must continue to invest in its people so that all can participate fully in economic, social and political life.

Qatar must invest too in world class infrastructure to create a dynamic and more diversified Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar © UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe economy in which the private What are the bold actions being taken by the Government to sector plays a prominent role. achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Qatar? Governments play a key role in diversification, environment This requires continuous achieving the development goals sustainability, education, improvements in the efficiency, and targets through setting and healthcare, social protection, transparency and accountability implementing policy frameworks, public safety and security, of government agencies. standards and regulations. culture and sports, and

Qatar recognises that international technical sustainable development can cooperation. only be realized when there is The Ministry of Development social progress, economic Planning and Statistics aims to growth and environmental integrate the 17 Sustainable change and has been committed Development Goals (SDGs) into to achieving sustainable these sector projects, taking into development since 1971. account the challenges and According to the State of Qatar successes of national

Paper, the preparation of the development. By following a Second National Development result-based strategic planning His Highness the Amir Sheikh Strategy (2017-2022) is approach, economic, social and Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, expected to focus on eight environment aspects of Qatar National Vision 2030 priority sectors: economic development have become an

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integrated process that seeks to hunger. and the negative effects of the achieve Qatar’s Vision over the loss of biodiversity have been next two decades. National primary educational reduced through the expansion policies and actions as well as Why do these actions matter of nature reserves onshore and financial allocations to expand offshore. to the people in Qatar? education infrastructure and Since the era of the Millennium services have increased As a donor country, Qatar has Development Goals (MDGs), educational enrolment rates of been contributing to global Qatar has achieved remarkable both sexes to 92%. partnerships. The number of progress in the field of universal countries covered by Qatari aid Significant progress has been has increased to more than 110 education, healthcare and made to achieve gender parity at people’s living standards which countries in Asia, Africa and all levels of education with other parts of the world. resulted in Qatar’s advanced remarkable strides in the field of rank in the 2015 Human higher education, where the rate What SDGs have been nd Development Report (32 for girls exceeds that for boys, particularly advanced in globally). with the gender parity rate at Qatar? 1.75. The country continues to ensure Since the MDGs era, Qatar has decent living for all its residents Child mortality for children under made progress in many areas, by providing sustainable the age of five was reduced by contributing to Goal 1 on No livelihoods, safety and social two-thirds through the “Healthy Poverty, Goal 2 on Zero Hunger, care networks, thereby Child Clinic” established in most Goal 3 on Good Health, Goal 4 eliminating extreme poverty and of healthcare centers. This clinic on Education, Goal 5 on Gender consists of vaccination Equality, Goal 6 on Clean Water campaigns against epidemic and and Sanitation, Goal 8 on infectious diseases for all Decent Work and Economic children and health education Growth, Goal 9 on Industry, and awareness raising Innovation and Infrastructure, programs. The government has Goal 14 on Life Below Water also improved maternal health and Goal 17 on Partnerships. by ensuring that all births take place in the state under the supervision of skilled health professionals, and all women have access to reproductive health services.

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