Qatar Fund For Development
Qatar Fund For Development
Repairs are ongoing in a temporary housing for displaced people in the city of Kremenchuk in central Ukraine.
Overview
Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) is the State of Qatar’s international development provider dedicated to promoting human development, poverty alleviation, strengthening health services and educational systems, supporting economic development, mobilizing humanitarian aid, and enhancing communities’ resilience towards climate change.
Guided by the State’s National Vision 2030 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, QFFD aims to make Qatar a leading actor in international development.
Support to UNHCR
QFFD is a key partner and a top donor to UNHCR, supporting millions of vulnerable populations over the years in Bangladesh, Chad, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, South Sudan Ukraine and beyond.
QFFD’s contributions to UNHCR’s programmes since 2018 have reached some USD 130 million and have focused on cash and winter assistance, education, health care, shelter, core and relief items. QFFD has also contributed multi-year, flexible funding to UNHCR, which is crucial in enabling UNHCR to quickly respond to emergencies and support those in dire need of assistance.
Overall Government contributions from Qatar since 2010 have so far exceeded USD 176 million, reaching more than 3.5 million forcibly displaced persons.