Manend Team 
ISLAMABAD, (MANEND NEWS): Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al
Thani, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan, met, on Friday in his office at the embassy, Ms. Patricia
McPhillips, Director of Office and UNESCO Representative in Pakistan.
Ms. Patricia McPhillips appreciated the efforts of the State of Qatar and
the continuous support it provides to the various UNESCO programs in
the fields of education, science, culture and other areas of the
organization’s work, all over the world.
The Director of the UNESCO Office in Islamabad praised the efforts of
Her Highness Sheikha Mozabint Nasser, Chairperson of Education
Above All (EAA) for the efforts of Her Highness in the field of education
around the world, expressing appreciation for the support of the
Education Above All Foundation, within the framework of “Educate a
Child Initiative” to ensure the right of Children in primary education in
poor and remote regions of the world, especially in the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan, which is one of the largest beneficiaries of Her
Highness Sheikha Mozabint Nasser’s initiative in Asia.
It is worth mentioning that “Educate A Child” program supports the
enrollment of more than 1.6 million children deprived of their right to
primary education in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, through eight
different projects, implemented with the help of partners, such as
UNESCO, British Council, UNHCR, Citizen Foundation and Alight
Foundation, thus total support for education through “Educate a Child”
programs in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan amounts to
$ 124 million, and the contribution of the Education Above All
Foundation in funding these projects amounts to more than $ 36.5
million.
