HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, in the speech of HE during the high-level virtual event held to mark the International Day to Protect Education from Armed Attack, which was organized by the Education Above All Foundation in the State of Qatar, the UNICEF, and the UNESCO, said that the noble directives of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani affirm that financing education in emergencies has priority in the development aid provided by the State of Qatar.

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed the pleasure of the State of Qatar, in partnership with the above mentioned institutions, which is held for the first time to mark the International Day to Protect Education from Armed Attack, with the participation of HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, and Chairperson of the Education Above Foundation; HE the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and a prominent elite of personalities.

He noted that millions of out-of-school children in more than 78 countries have benefited from the initiatives launched by the State of Qatar through the Education Above All Foundation and its partners, with the support of Qatar Fund for Development, adding that coronavirus pandemic showed the existing inequality in the structure of the education field in some countries.