The Shura Council State of Qatar

The Shura Council participated in the 35th extraordinary session of the executive committee of the Arab Parliamentary Union (APU) which was held at the headquarters of the League of Arab States in Cairo.

The Council was represented at the meeting by HE Dr. Sultan bin Hassan Al Dosari, member of the Shura Council and member of the APU's Executive Committee.

The session discussed submitting an emergency item on behalf of the Arab Parliamentary Group within the 149th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which will be held in Geneva in Oct., in addition to discussing the activities of the Union and examining ways to activate its role and enhance the work of its committees.

The participants also discussed the recent events in the occupied Palestinian territories and what Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip are being subjected to, in addition to reviewing the Secretariat Memorandum on the draft work program of the Union and its draft general budget for 2025.

Meanwhile, the Shura Council participated today in a briefing for parliamentarians organized by the IPU via video conference under the title "Unlocking climate finance." The Council was represented in the session by HE Member of the Shura Council Khalid bin Ghanem Al Ali.

The briefing addressed a number of topics related to the concepts of climate finance, the need to enhance parliamentary work in this field, in addition to discussing ways to enhance international cooperation in the same field, and the importance of strengthening the role of parliaments to urge governments to fulfill their financial obligations related to climate.

It also addressed the need for more sustainable and transparent climate finance, with new goals set in line with the growing needs of developing countries, especially in light of preparations for the "COP29" conference, which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November.