The State of Qatar has stressed its commitment to support all efforts aimed at strengthening dialogue and cooperation between cultures and religions, and encouraging a culture of peace in order to ensure a better future for coming generations in the community and all peoples of the entire world.
Qatar stressed at the same time that the consolidation of peace within societies and between peoples needs a favorable environment and conditions, noting to the important and pivotal role played by the UN Alliance of Civilizations in promoting a culture of peace, dialogue and understanding between cultures and religions.
This came in a statement of the State of Qatar in the UN General Assembly plenary meeting in New York on "Culture of Peace", delivered by Al Anoud Al Tamimi, third secretary at the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations.
She pointed to the role played by the UN and Member States to provide an environment that fosters and ensure respect for the legitimate rights of peoples and their dignity, and to provide the requirements of sustainable development to the communities, as outlined in the Sustainable Development Plan "There can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development."
She further emphasised on the important and pivotal role played by the UN Alliance of Civilizations in promoting a culture of peace, dialogue and understanding between cultures and religions, stressing the importance of the continued support of the Member States for the activities and programs of the Alliance, which directly contribute to the promotion of a culture of peace and the promotion of a constructive positive relationships between peoples and nations of different races and religions, noting that the State of Qatar was one of the first countries that supported the alliance.
Al Anoud Al Tamimi indicated that the inclusion of the concept of a culture of peace within the sustainable development goals for 2030, specifically goal No. (16), is an important step to achieve peace and justice for all the peoples of the world, adding that the State of Qatar attaches great importance to this goal.
She also said that Qatar believes in the importance of strengthening communities with peace and justice and attaches importance to strengthening the participation of all segments of society in the process of national development, especially the younger generation.
In the same context, she pointed out that Qatar, in collaboration with a group of countries, is working through "goal 16" to support the Member States in their efforts to achieve this goal by strengthening the reporting of the achievements and challenges faced by states during the implementation process, in order to encourage them to continue.
Moreover, Al Anoud Al Tamimi said that Qatar shares the UN to focus on conflict prevention and mediation, through the adoption of a policy aimed at preventing armed conflicts and solving them by peaceful means, as Qatar made significant efforts to resolve disputes through mediation at the request of involved parties, based on the UN Charter.
On international efforts to combat extremism and terrorism, which threaten peace and security, Al Anoud said that Qatar adopts an approach based on cooperation and addressing root causes that lead to violent extremism, especially among youth, through paying attention to education, building capacity, empowering local communities, providing employment and training opportunities as well as enhancing the economy in addition to encouraging dialogue, embracing tolerance values, fighting against extremism and rejecting sectarian or ethnic discrimination.
