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Al Misnad leads Qatar's delegation to FfD4 high-level session, meets Swiss official
QNA
Madrid
Qatar participated in the high-level opening session of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) currently taking place in Seville in Spain.
The State of Qatar's delegation to the session was headed by HE Minister of State for International Cooperation Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad. The conference comes to follow up on the United Nations' (UN) process on financing for development by reinforcing the agreements and commitments of the three previous international conferences.
The first of which was held in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2002 where fundamental principles for development financing were established.
Doha hosted the second conference in 2008 amid the global financial crisis, giving it particular significance in addressing the impact of the crisis on developing countries.
The third conference, which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2015, resulted in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, a comprehensive framework for financing sustainable development.
On the sidelines of the conference, the Minister of State for International Cooperation met with Vice-Minister for International Cooperation and Director-General of the Swiss Development Cooperation Agency (SDC) Patricia Danzi.
The meeting discussed relations between Qatar and the Swiss Confederation and ways to enhance them, particularly in the areas of international development and humanitarian aid. The two sides stressed the importance of integrating roles and coordinating efforts to enhance sustainable humanitarian responses in conflict-affected areas, particularly in Syria and Afghanistan.
