His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar
The Tipperary International Peace Award winner for 2024 is to visit Tipperary tomorrow for the Award Presentation.
The award this year will go to His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar.
The Tipperary Peace Convention says Qatar has emerged as a significant mediator in international diplomacy, using its resources, neutrality, and strategic positioning to broker peace in some of the world’s most protracted conflicts. Qatari delegations have facilitated key negotiations between rival factions in regions such as the Middle East and Africa. Hosting talks between the United States and the Taliban, leading to the 2020 Doha Agreement, which paved the way for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. It has also been instrumental in efforts to ease tensions in Darfur, Sudan, and has consistently played a mediating role in intra-Palestinian talks between Hamas and Fatah.
In the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, Qatar has worked alongside international partners to negotiate ceasefires, coordinate humanitarian aid, and secure the release of hostages.
Martin Quinn the Hon Secretary of the Peace Convention says “Qatar’s sustained engagement reflects the country’s foreign policy emphasis on dialogue, conflict resolution, and humanitarian diplomacy, making it a respected and necessary player in global peace efforts.”
His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed was appointed Prime Minister on 7 March 2023 and Minister of Foreign Affairs in January 2016.
The presentation ceremony is to be held in the Ballyksiteen Great National Hotel.
The Tipperary International Peace Award is presented annually since it was founded in 1984 – previous recipients include Sean McBride Founder of Amnesty, Senator Gordon Wilson, Adi Roche, Chernobyl Children’s Charity, and most recently Médecins Sans Frontiers in 2023.
