The President of the 76th session of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid, met today with H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, The Emir of the State of Qatar.
H.H. Sheikh Tamim declared the full support of Qatar to the Office of the President of the General Assembly, including for specific priorities identified by President Shahid for the 76th session such as collective efforts to address the challenges of COVID-19.
The President underlined the necessity of achieving vaccine equity by the end of 2022, as the first step to build back better from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, and thanked H.H. The Emir and the government of Qatar for their leading role in not only assisting in global COVID-19 recovery efforts but also in the area of international peace and security.
Both sides also discussed other relevant topics, such as gender equality, youth, multilateralism and the President Youth fellowship.
The meeting took place in the General Assembly’s Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
21 September 2021
