Protecting and enhancing right to education comes foremost in priorities of the State of Qatar's policy: Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi.

DOHA -- The State of Qatar participated in the ministerial conference to launch of a global declaration on the digital response to the Coronavirus pandemic, entitled "Bridging the Digital Divides: The Digital Response to Coronavirus Pandemic"

The State of Qatar was represented by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi. He expressed, in the State of Qatar's speech to the conference, the support of the country for the Global Declaration on the Digital Response to coronavirus Pandemic that is being launched.

"While the consequences of coronavirus pandemic affects all aspects of our lives, finding ways that ensure the continuation of education for more than 90 percent of the students affected by school closure due to this pandemic constitutes one of the most critical challenges at present. No doubt that the Global Declaration, which we are launching today constitutes an important foundation for facing the challenges imposed by this global pandemic," he said.

"Protecting and enhancing the right to education comes foremost in the priorities of the State of Qatar's policy. Concerned institutions were able to utilize technology in developing education and keeping pace with the international developments. The Ministry of Education and Higher Education of the State of Qatar has established a distance education and learning mechanism and activated electronic platforms for all students to deal with these exceptional conditions imposed by the pandemic," he added.

Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi noted that the state of Qatar continues its efforts to find suitable solutions to enhance...