According to the Qatari Foreign Ministry, the funds are aimed at supporting children and other victims of the armed conflict in Ukraine.
Qatar has announced it will provide $3 million to the office of the Ukrainian parliament’s human rights commissioner to support “welfare and security” in the war-torn country.
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the funds will support initiatives aimed at improving the lives of children, citizens affected by armed conflict and the entire population in Ukraine.
“In addition, the fund will help increase legal support and improve the necessary infrastructure needed to provide necessary support to families affected by conflict in Ukraine,” the ministry said in a statement opinion.
The ministry and the Commissioner’s Office also reaffirmed “their commitment to a world in which human dignity is respected and the rights of every individual are protected.”
Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 16 Ukrainian children who were “previously forcibly deported to Russia” after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine would recover in Qatar after their release.
A group of 16 Ukrainian children and their relatives are currently in Qatar for medical, psychological and social recovery. They had all previously been forcibly deported to Russia, but thanks to the mediation efforts of our friendly Qatar, they were released and reunited with their relatives.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) April 24, 2024
Zelensky said on Wednesday that the group was freed and reunited with their families thanks to Qatari mediation efforts that helped bring back dozens of children abducted during the 27-month war.
“I am deeply grateful to Qatar and personally to the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for supporting Ukraine in this vital effort,” the Ukrainian president said in a post on X.
“We look forward to continued fruitful collaboration on this matter and to the return of more of our children.”
The president’s comments came days after Qatar said 20 Ukrainian and Russian families had arrived in the Qatari capital Doha to receive medical care and support as part of ongoing family reunification mediation efforts.
Ukraine believes Russia has illegally abducted more than 19,000 Ukrainian children since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor in 2022. Of these, fewer than 400 children were returned.