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QIPCO Holding was founded in 1999, initially as a property developer and equity investor, in an effort to claim a stake and contribute to Qatar’s development. [1] It has investments with global companies in various sectors including real estate, construction, oil and gas, trading and advanced services, finance and joint ventures.
The state of human rights in Qatar is a concern for several non-governmental organisations, such as the Human Rights Watch (HRW), which reported in 2012 that hundreds of thousands of mostly South Asian migrant workers in construction in Qatar risk serious exploitation and abuse, sometimes amounting to forced labour.
The Qatar Foundation has established five Qatar Academy branches, [7] the Awsaj Academy for children with learning difficulties, [8] and the Academic Bridge Program, a post-secondary school program. [9] From 2003 to 2013, the Qatar Foundation ran the RAND-Qatar Policy Institute in a partnership with the RAND Corporation. [10]
Over the last decade, projects funded by the World Bank have physically or economically displaced an estimated 3.4 million people, forcing them from their homes, taking their land or damaging their livelihoods. The World Bank has regularly failed to live up to its own policies for protecting people harmed by projects it finances.
In 2015, Qatar pledged to help Rohingya refugees in Malaysia using money from the QFFD. [7] On 18 November 2022, the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (OSRSG CAAC) collaborated with QFFD in planning the Youth Festival of Generation Awesome. The joint goal was to enhance the protection ...
Education City is an educational and research hub located in Al Rayyan Municipality in the Doha Metropolitan Area of Qatar. [2] Developed by the Qatar Foundation, it was established by Sheikha Moza bint Nasser [3] to advance education, research, and innovation in the region. spanning 12 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi) property houses various educational facilities, including satellite campuses ...
The Qatar Museums (QM) Public Art Department is responsible for overseeing the installation of artwork by renowned artists in the public realm in Qatar, creating an artist residency program for young local artists to help them develop their skills, [1] organizing exhibitions featuring international artists and developing an online community of both local and international creative talents.
Founded in 1999 as an urban development and investment company, in June 2003, it became listed in the Qatar Stock Exchange under the symbol: QE: UDCD.QA. [1]. One of the companies main activities is the development of 985 acres of land in a man-made island, known as The Pearl Island, [2] into urban districts with supporting infrastructure including luxury housing & apartments, retail centers ...