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Qatar Tribune
13-07-2025
- Health
- Qatar Tribune
QFFD explores ways to support humanitarian, development efforts in Lebanon
Beirut A delegation from the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) held meetings with government officials and ministers in the Republic of Lebanon to discuss development priorities and ways to enhance coordination as part of the State of Qatar's firm commitment to supporting humanitarian and development efforts. The high-level meetings took place during an official visit led by the Director General of QFFD Fahad bin Hamad Al Sulaiti, alongside Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Lebanon HE Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. The visit included meetings with senior representatives from the Ministries of Energy, Public Health, and Social Affairs. This visit reaffirmed QFFD's enduring commitment to supporting the brotherly people of Lebanon and its dedication to enhancing cooperation with national and international partners to ensure the provision of effective and sustainable humanitarian and development services. It reflects the State of Qatar's mission to foster humanitarian cooperation and promote sustainable global development for prosperity and stability. The delegation met with officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in line with efforts to support regional stability and address the needs of displaced populations. The meeting was followed by a field visit to the Masnaa border crossing on the Lebanese side, with the aim of enhancing coordination for the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of Syrian refugees, and reviewing the operational procedures in place. The delegation also reviewed the progress of the Emergency Response Project implemented by QFFD in partnership with Qatar Red Crescent (QRC), which aims to provide vital support to host communities, internally displaced persons, and Syrian refugees across Beirut, Nabatieh, South Lebanon, Beqaa, and Baalbek-Hermel. By distributing 10,400 food baskets and 10,400 hygiene kits, the project seeks to alleviate the burden on overstretched local services and enhance the health and living conditions of more than 10,000 vulnerable individuals. The visit also included a field tour of Karantina Governmental Hospital to review the ongoing reconstruction efforts supported by QFFD to rehabilitate key sections of the hospital and assess wider needs within the healthcare sector. The visit underscored the importance of sustaining essential medical services for the local population.
IOL News
27-06-2025
- Business
- IOL News
Parliament prepares for crucial budget vote debates as scheduling issues arise
Parliament will start with the budget votes on Friday with Ministries of Small Business Development .and Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment presenting their policy speeches. Image: Jacques Naude / Independent Newspapers Parliament gears up to deliberate on the budget votes for various departments, including the Presidency, as pressure is mounting to meet the end-of-July deadline for the finalisation of the Budget. The budget votes will kick off on Friday with the Small Business Development Department, and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment being the first to present their policy speeches. During a briefing to the National Assembly Programme Committee on Thursday, Cameron Dugmore, the committee whip, outlined that the schedule is expected to run until the end of July. The budget vote for the Presidency will occupy two days of scrutiny between July 16 and 17, and Parliament on July 15, with all deliberations culminating in a vote on the Appropriation Bill in the National Assembly set for July 23. The National Council of Provinces has its programme that will culminate in the passing of the Budget at the end of July. However, not all discussions have been smooth. Dugmore told the MPs that there have been one or two issues the officials were engaging on around scheduling the Sport, Arts and Culture budget vote. 'But we don't need to get into that now, in my view,' he said before outlining some of the budget votes lined up for the week until next Friday. National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza said they had received a request from the Sports Portfolio Committee to look at the amendment of their budget vote schedule for Tuesday. 'We are still waiting to engage the committee and the minister on the issue because it looks like they are not on the same page. The minister is ready to continue on Tuesday, but the committee feels that there is a new document that they need to bring to the committee, and they would like to have some engagement before the budget debate is taken,' she said. 'I just thought it was important to appraise the members to understand why there might be a need to amend that date,' Didiza said. MK Party MK Visvin Reddy raised concerns with the way the committees were structured during the days of the upcoming budget votes. 'I want to appeal to the technical staff that when they schedule the debates, try not to have committees that sit on a Monday and Tuesday at the same time,' he said. 'So you find that there are multiple debates that are stacked across two venues, and with some sessions running right until 6pm. Maybe, if you could please allow the people to start to relook and reconfigure these meetings so that they are manageable,' he said.
Saba Yemen
05-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Prime Minister reviews level of job discipline in several ministries
Sana'a - Saba: Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahwi, accompanied by the Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Development, Dr. Khaled al-Hawali, made an inspection visit to the Ministries of Communications and Information Technology, Electricity, Energy and Water, and Youth and Sports on the first working day after the Eid al-Fitr holiday, to assess the level of job discipline. At the Ministry of Communications, the Prime Minister praised the 98% increase in job discipline, expressing his appreciation for the efforts of employees in providing services to citizens. He also condemned the US aggression against Yemen, stressing that the Yemeni people are capable of confronting it, just as they had previously defeated the Saudi and Emirati aggression. At the Ministry of Electricity, Energy and Water, he commended the commitment of employees and their efforts in repairing facilities that had been targeted, especially in the water sector. He considered the visit an incentive to improve basic services for citizens. At the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Prime Minister reviewed the progress of work and implemented activities, focusing on the level of job discipline, expressing his appreciation for the performance of leaders and employees. For his part, the Minister of Civil Service explained that the ministry has formed 220 field teams to inspect job discipline in 843 administrative units, calling for enhanced integration into the unified human resources system to improve oversight and supervision. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
