Editing Foreign relations of Qatar (section)

===Foreign aid===
{{Main|Qatari foreign aid}}
[[Qatar]]'s [[international aid]] program has expanded dramatically since the beginning of 2010, and focuses heavily on the [[Arab world]], most notably in the humanitarian crises in [[Syria]] and [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Research/Files/Papers/2015/06/trends-issues-qatari-foreign-aid-kharas/Kharas-Trends-and-Issues-in-Qatar-Aid-v2.pdf?la=en,|title=Page Not Found|website=The Brookings Institution|access-date=5 June 2017|archive-date=26 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626142741/http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Research/Files/Papers/2015/06/trends-issues-qatari-foreign-aid-kharas/Kharas-Trends-and-Issues-in-Qatar-Aid-v2.pdf?la=en,|url-status=dead}}</ref>

According to the [[UN]] [[OCHA]]'s Financial Tracking Service, Qatar's international aid increased from less than $10 million annually in the pre-[[Arab Spring]] period to the hundreds of millions following the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fts.unocha.org/pageloader.aspx?page=Profile-donorCountrylist,|title=Qatar Country Profile: 2015, Financial Tracking Service, 2015|access-date=5 June 2017|archive-date=26 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626142046/https://fts.unocha.org/pageloader.aspx?page=Profile-donorCountrylist,|url-status=dead}}</ref>

For example, in 2012, according to the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Qatar)|Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], the country donated more than QAR3 billion (or c. £524 million) through governmental and non-governmental aid to nearly 100 countries across the globe.<ref name=MOFA>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.gov.qa/en/SiteServices/MediaCenter/News/Pages/News20131111082549.aspx,|title=|website=www.mofa.gov.qa|access-date=9 June 2017|archive-date=5 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905230822/http://www.mofa.gov.qa/en/SiteServices/MediaCenter/News/Pages/News20131111082549.aspx,|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Qatari leadership has since pledged publicly to reduce suffering of victims and to achieve and support global partnerships for the achievement of foreign countries' [[Millennium Development Goals]]. The state is engaged in investments in a wide range of [[humanitarian aid|humanitarian]] and developmental sectors.<ref name=MOFA /> Qatar pledged $50 million in support to [[United Nations]] humanitarian response plan as well as the regional refugee plan for [[Sudan]], during a donor conference in [[Geneva]] on 19 June 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-19 |title=Qatar pledges $50 mln in Sudan aid - PM |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sudan-aidconflict-idAFS8N37R05I |access-date=2023-07-11}}</ref> "Based on our fraternal responsibility and our moral and human duty towards our brothers in Sudan, and as a continuation of our continuous humanitarian and development efforts in brotherly Sudan, we announce the State of Qatar's pledge of $50 million to support the efforts of the Humanitarian Response Plan and the Regional Refugee Plan," Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Qarjouli |first=Asmahan |date=2023-06-19 |title=Qatar pledges $50 million in humanitarian response to Sudan |url=https://dohanews.co/qatar-pledges-50-million-in-humanitarian-response-to-sudan/ |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=Doha News {{!}} Qatar |language=en-US}}</ref>

On September 24, 2023, [[Qatar]] dispatched a significant quantity of humanitarian and relief aid, amounting to 58 tonnes, to assist the city of Derna in Libya, which had been severely impacted by flooding. This recent contribution elevates the total amount of aid provided by Qatar to support those affected by the floods to an impressive 267 tonnes. Aid typically encompasses a range of essential provisions, including but not limited to shelter essentials, electricity generators, food, and medical commodities.

Recently, [[Qatar Charity]] (QC) launched the 'Libya Appeal' campaign, aimed at providing aid to the Libyan population grappling with the consequences of severe floods. These floods have resulted in the loss of numerous lives and the displacement of a significant number of individuals.

Sheikh [[Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani|Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani]] also conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the victims affected by the catastrophic floods in [[Libya]] through a message posted on the social media platform Twitter.  "I extend to our brothers in Libya my sincere condolences and sympathy for the victims of the catastrophic floods, and we in Qatar declare our complete solidarity with the Libyan people to overcome this painful ordeal, and we ask God to have mercy on the dead, bring back the missing, and heal the wounded,". He wrote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title=Two Qatari Planes from Qatari Air Bridge Arrive at Benina Airport in Libya to Aid Flood-Hit People [EN/AR] - Libya {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/libya/two-qatari-planes-qatari-air-bridge-arrive-benina-airport-libya-aid-flood-hit-people-enar |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Eltayeb |first=Mohamed |date=2023-09-25 |title=Qatar delivers two planes carrying 58 tonnes of aid in flood-hit Libya |url=https://dohanews.co/qatar-delivers-two-planes-carrying-58-tonnes-of-aid-in-flood-hit-libya/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Doha News {{!}} Qatar |language=en-US}}</ref>