Qatar-UK trade 'Fighting volume reaches mom' Williams $9bn in 2019: moves into British US Open Ambassador semi-finals Business | 01 Sport | 12 THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2020 22 MUHARRAM - 1442 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 8376 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS Choose the network of heroes Enjoy the Internet Verbal support is not enough to Global leaders call for end protect education from attack to attacks on education FAZEENA SALEEM Hassan Al Thawadi; President of the THE PENINSULA International Committee of the Red By failing to bring Global leaders came together to reaffirm Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer; and Exec- importance of protecting the right to utive Director of Unicef, Henrietta perpetrators to justice, the quality education in conflict zones, Fore. international community— during a virtual event held to mark the “I urge all member states to first International Day to Protect honour their commitments to the however unintentionally— Education from Attack, yesterday. existing international agreements has become effectively Qatar hosted the high level virtual that prohibit hindrance to the right event together with Education Above to education. Schools and universities complicit” All (EAA), Unicef and Unesco, which supposed to be safe places where H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser participating at the called for attacks on education to learners can grow, develop and high-level virtual event marking International Day to stop. The event also featured Deputy empower. I laud the states that have Protect Education from Attack.PIC: AISHA AL-MUSALLAM Prime Minister and Minister of taken steps to protect education insti- Foreign Affairs, H E Sheikh tutions,” said Guterres. Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al “We need to ensure that when it high-level virtual event yesterday, Thani; UN Secretary-General, comes to education - all means all - organised by Education Above All, the State of Qatar, Unicef, and Unesco, stressing the need for a unified, global advocacy to establish effective mech- anisms to monitor violations of inter- national law and ensure perpetrators are held to account. According to recent statistics from the Global Coalition to Protect Edu- cation from Attack (GCPEA), there has been more than 11,000 reported attacks on education over the past five years, killing or injuring 22,000 children, teachers and academics in 93 countries, resulting in instability. Now compounded with the COVID-19 UN Secretary-General Antonio Belgium’s Minister of Foreign Affairs QNA — DOHA Attack to reaffirm commitment pandemic, this instability places the Guterres and Defence, Philippe Goffin towards safeguarding the right to fragile progress made across edu- H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chair- quality education in conflict, and cation under threat. António Guterres; President of the I urge all UN member states to ensure person of Education Above All and UN protecting education from the “By failing to bring perpetrators to 74th Session of the General Assembly, the provision of education even during Sustainable Development Goals continued, deliberate attacks and the justice, the international community— Prof Tijjani Muhammad Bande; Sec- conflicts and particularly for the most Advocate, virtually joined global prevalent armed violence experienced however unintentionally— has retary-General of the Supreme Com- vulnerable such as refugees, and dis- leaders on the inaugural UN Interna- by children worldwide. become effectively complicit,” Her mittee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), placed persons,” he added. `P3 tional Day to Protect Education from Her Highness opened the Highness said in her remarks. `P3 02 HOME THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2020 Amir’s directives affirm priority of funding education in emergencies: FM QNA — DOHA participation of H H Sheikha Moza and make crises an opportunity education can be an effective and bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar to enhance cooperation and influential tool to bring about pos- Deputy Prime Minister and Foundation for Education, Science synergy, in the interest of all, and itive transformations in societies, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H E and Community Development, to create a world where peace, and make crises an opportunity Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul- and Chairperson of the Education prosperity and human dignity to enhance cooperation and rahman Al Thani said that the Above Foundation; UN Secretary- prevail. synergy, in the interest of all, and noble directives of Amir H H General H E Antonio Guterres, The event also represents an to create a world where peace, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al H E President of the 74th session important occasion to call for an prosperity and human dignity Thani affirm that financing of the UN General Assembly Prof. end to deliberate attacks on edu- prevail. education in emergencies has Tijjani Muhammad-Bande; and a cation and the armed violence In line with the commitment priority in the development aid prominent elite of personalities suffered by students, teachers, of the State of Qatar and its part- provided by Qatar. known for their humanitarian schools and other educational nership with the international This came in the speech of contributions. institutions around the world, community to achieve peace, H E the Deputy Prime Minister H E the Deputy Prime Minister without regard to the devastating development and protection of and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs effects of these attacks on the human rights, it has been keen during the high-level virtual event said that the meeting aims to hopes and aspirations of children on cooperation and work with held to mark the International follow up on the implementation Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H E Sheikh and the youth and to their neg- partners within the framework Day to Protect Education from of General Assembly Resolution Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani ative effects on sustainable devel- of the United Nations and Armed Attack, which was A/74/275 presented by the State opment, peace and human rights, beyond to provide an appro- organised by the Education Above of Qatar, declaring September 9 Nasser carried out an interna- the exceptional and painful cir- H E added. priate environment to enable All Foundation in Qatar, the the International Day to Protect tional leadership role to achieve cumstances resulting from the He said that the State of Qatar children and youth to obtain Unicef, and the Unesco. Education from Armed Attack, the United Nations’ Sustainable coronavirus (COVID-19) pan- hopes that students and youth will quality education, H E H E the Deputy Prime Minister hailing the appreciated efforts Development Goals, and she con- demic, which affects more than be guided on this day, and to use underlined. and Minister of Foreign Affairs exerted by H H Sheikha Moza bint tinues its valuable and acclaimed 75 million children and young this day to raise awareness and In this context, the State of expressed pride that Qatar, in Nasser, who was the driving force efforts to protect and provide people in urgent need to receive pressure to end the attacks on Qatar spares no effort to settle partnership with the Unesco, the behind this initiative, like the other quality education around the educational support in 35 coun- educational institutions and disputes by peaceful means, in Unicef and the Education Above humanitarian and development world to the most marginalized tries affected by crises. The event protect them, and to realize the order to avoid the destructive All Foundation, has hosted this initiatives of great impact in children, and to ensure their also represents a message from dreams of children and youth as effects of those conflicts on high-level event, which is held for various regions of the world. ability to go to school in a safe and this high-ranking elite that edu- builders of the future and the hope various aspects of life, especially the first time to mark the Interna- H E the Deputy Prime Minister secure environment. cation can be an effective and of peoples and humanity. vulnerable groups, and most tional Day to Protect Education and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E underlined the impor- influential tool to bring about pos- H E believed that this event importantly children and youth, from Armed Attack, with the noted that H H Sheikha Moza bint tance of holding this event amidst itive transformations in societies, sends an important message that H E stressed. Cabinet lauds Amir’s directive to send aid to Sudan QNA — DOHA sincere condolences to the fam- The Cabinet was briefed by H E Minister of direct and indirect shipping Intelligence Strategy, which ilies of the victims, the gov- Public Health on the latest developments in lines, with many seaports of the aims to adopt the artificial intel- The Cabinet has appreciated the ernment and the Sudanese global maritime traffic. ligence and harness it to secure directives of Amir H H Sheikh people, wishing a speedy efforts to curb coronavirus and affirmed the Another mega project is the economic and strategic Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to recovery for the injured. continuation of work with the precautionary Hamad International Airport future of Qatar as is envisaged send urgent relief aid to Sudan The Cabinet was briefed by expansion, which aims to by Qatar National Strategy 2030 to alleviate the effects of the H E Minister of Public Health on measures taken to combat the pandemic. increase the airport’s capacity and the Qatar Smart Program floods that has affected several the latest developments in to reach 53 million passengers (TASMU). It is designed specif- regions. efforts to curb coronavirus annually. ically to accelerate the Prime Minister and Minister (COVID-19) and affirmed the Communications. a regionally competitive smart The Ministry is working on achievement of all pillars of the of Interior, H E Sheikh Khalid continuation of work with the The strategic objectives of economy. electrical transformation Qatar National Vision 2030.