The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly elected the State of Qatar to membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council with a majority of 182 votes for three years starting in January 2022.

The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Municipality and Agriculture, participated in the celebration of the World Food Day, which falls on October 16 of each year to commemorate the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945. Under the theme "Grow, nourish, sustain. Together. Our actions are our future"

Qatar University (QU) moves up one place and ranks second in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Arab Region University Rankings 2022. Since 2018, Qatar University gained five places, moved up four times and did not present negative performances.

The three-day 4th Global Security Forum, which was held via videoconferencing and in-person under the theme "Cooperation or Competition? Changing Dynamics of Global Security," concluded on Thursday in Doha.

The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) has launched the Host Country Health and Safety Assurance Project with a unique collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders in an effort to stage a World Cup that is safely enjoyed by all who attend The step comes as Qatar prepares to host the first FIFA World Cup in the Middle East and Arab world, with health and safety remains at the forefront of priorities for the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC).

HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani participated in the G-20 extraordinary meeting on Afghanistan following an invite from HE Prime Minister of the Italian Republic Mario Draghi, whose country chairs the current session. The meeting took place in Rome this afternoon with the participation of a number of Their Excellencies country leaders, Prime Ministers, and heads of delegations. HH the Amir gave a speech via video conference during the main session of the meeting

The 7th AFC Medical Conference Qatar 2022 will kick off in Doha from March 8 to 10, with the participation of renowned sports medicine and science professionals from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), FIFA, UEFA and Aspetar.

Ooredoo announced the completion of its 5G rollout for Phase 1 of deployment at Hamad Port Container Terminal 2, a project that commenced in June 2020 in partnership with the terminals operator, QTerminals. This milestone means that Hamad Port is the first 5G-enabled seaport in Middle East, powered by Ooredoo.

Ooredoo has been named "Digital Partner of The Decade" by its financial services partner MoneyGram, in recognition of its outstanding performance in financial services. MoneyGram one of the worlds leading financial services providers bestowed the title upon Ooredoo in recognition of the remarkable 10-year relationship between the two entities.

Qatar Petroleum entered into a long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with CNOOC Gas and Power Trading & Marketing Limited, a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), for the supply of 3.5 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG over a 15-year period starting January 2022.