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Qatar Red Crescent is taking part in the UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator Conference, which opened in Tunis yesterday.
The three-day event discussed the humanitarian situation in Libya. It is being attended by number of non-governmental organisations and institutions of the Libyan civil society and nine international organisations and diplomatic missions as well as the UN agencies.
The Qatar Red Crescent is represented by Director of Relief and International Development, Khaled Diab, who said the conference agenda includes several goals and objectives.
They include means of establishing a direct dialogue between the UN and its partners, NGOs and the Libyan national actors to discuss basic humanitarian challenges and mechanisms to provide assistance.
The conference aims to discuss the gaps and the challenges of implementing a humanitarian response plan and make suggestions to address these gaps and challenges.
Qatar Red Crescent Society has been conducting a large-scale relief intervention to help families displaced or affected by the armed conflict in Libya, with $10mn funding from Qatar Development Fund.
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