The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) will begin to administer Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster doses for all high-risk individuals who had their second dose of the vaccine more than eight months ago.

Chairperson of Education Above All and UN Sustainable Development Goals Advocate HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, joined global leaders in a virtual high-level panel on the International Day to Protect Education from Attack to reaffirm the need to hold criminals who attack education accountable and bring justice to victims through financial compensation.

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani participated in the high-level event to celebrate the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, which comes on Sept. 9 of each year. The event was organized by Education Above All, the State of Qatar's permanent delegation to the United Nations, UNICEF, UNESCO, and the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict at the level of Under-Secretary-General.

President of the International Federation of Asian and African Trade Unions Saud Al Hujailan praised the measures and reforms taken by the State of Qatar in favor of workers. The President of the International Federation of Asian and African Trade Unions said in a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the decision of the State of Qatar to implement minimum wage for migrant workers is a pioneering step in a region characterized by the density of expatriate workers and praised Qatar's efforts to improve working conditions.

Education Above All (EAA) Foundation will hold on Thursday a high-level event to celebrate the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, which takes place on September 9 of each year. The virtual event, under the title "Protect Education for Sustainable Peace", constitutes a platform to discuss building sustainable education and peace, governance mechanisms, and legal mechanisms for protecting education, as well as the importance of collecting data and evidence to hold perpetrators accountable and achieve justice for victims.

With just over one year to go until Qatar hosts the FIFA World Cup, environmental sustainability remains at the heart of tournament preparation, with the aim of leaving behind a green legacy as one of its key objectives. As part of this commitment, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) has recently partnered with Seven Clean Seas to deliver a plastic-neutral tournament.

The team, known as the ‘Afghan Dreamers’, were flown to Doha on a flight organized by Qatari officials after their home country came under Taliban rule and are now being housed at Education City, where they will receive scholarships that enable them to keep pursuing their studies through a strategic partnership between Qatar Foundation (QF) and Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD).

Representatives of Qatar Football Association (QFA) and the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) met with officials from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to outline Qatars progress on the road to hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022. The UEFA delegation included members of its workers rights working group, who were given an extensive overview of Qatars progress in relation to workers welfare.

The total value of private sector exports stood at QR 12.3 billion during the first half of this year, reflecting a 56% growth compared to QR 7.9 billion during the same period last year. Data showed that Qatari non-oil exports have recovered from the negative impacts of COVID-19 and registered a significant increase whether on month-to-month base or on quarterly-to-quarterly base.

HE President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino has visited a Qatar 2022 residential compound currently hosting a number of refugees from Afghanistan, accompanied by HE Assistant Foreign Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater, and HE Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee of Delivery & Legacy (SC) Hassan Al Thawadi.