Qatar offers $18 million support for Somalia

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LONDON MINISTER of State for Foreign Affairs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al Attiyah has announced that Qatar has offered $18 million to Somali government to help it consolidate infrastructure projects, upgrade management institutions and support the healthcare and education sectors.

Addressing the London Conference on Somalia on Thursday, Attiyah said this comes in continuation of Qatar’s support for Somalia and part of its keenness to maintain security, stability and growth in the country.

The conference, jointly organised by the governments of Britain and Somalia, aims to attract international support for Somali government in quest of efforts to reconstruct the country after two decades of conflict.

The minister stressed the need for sincere efforts to bring an end to crisis in Somalia and fight corruption in order to rebuild national institutions in Somalia.

He also called for international collaborative work to maintain national unity, restore order and enhance the rule of law and effective partnership between the governmental and non-governmental bodies to promote sustainable development for the Somali people.

Attiyah urged all parties concerned to join hands for the good of the country.

He affirmed Qatar’s commitment to contribute to the implementation of the London conference’s resolutions to achieve aspirations of the Somali people in having security, stability and sustainable development.

It is worth mentioning that besides Qatar’s $18 million, some of the participant countries have offered their respective contributions to Somalia with Denmark offering $70 million for justice, the UK $50 million, the US $40 million, Europe 40 million euro for the army and Turkey $10 million for the army.

Representatives of more than 50 countries and organisations attended the one-day meeting aimed at helping Somalia in its recovery from conflict. Somalia has been torn asunder by factional fighting since 1991 but has recently made progress towards stability.

In 2011, Al Shabaab insurgents retreated from Mogadishu and last year new government was formed as the country ended a transitional phase towards setting up a permanent, democratically- elected government.

About 260,000 people died in Somalia during October 2010 - April 2012 famine, according to a recent report.

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