Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) concluded its 10-day 9th Disaster Management Camp (DMC-9), held at Al-Khor Camp under the patronage of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH).
During the closing ceremony today morning, the trainers and trainees received their certificates, and the sponsors and contributors were honored by Ali bin Hassan Al-Hamadi, Secretary-General of QRCS, Faisal Mohamed Al-Emadi, CEO of QRCS, Hussein Aman Al-Ali, Head of DMC-9, Mohamed Rashid Al-Marri, Deputy Head of DMC-9.
Many VIP guests attended the ceremony, including Major General Hamad bin Othman Al-Duhaimi, member of Civil Defense Council and Director-General of Civil Defense, Dr. Mohamed Al-Hajri, Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response Department at the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) (Official Sponsor), Mohamed Jabr Al-Naimi, CFO of Qatar Post, Captain Mohamed Masoud Al-Sulaiti from the Ministry of Defense (MOD), Pilot Lieutenant Abdullah Dhafer Al-Hbabi from the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF), Lieutenant Ali Hadi Al-Marri from the Defense Unit Against Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Eng. Khaled Abdullah Al-Yafei, Director of Operations at Qatar Charity (Gold Sponsor).
The other sponsors and contributors honored during the ceremony included the Ministry of Interior (MOI), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE), the Qatar Media Corporation (Media Sponsor), the Authority Public Works (Ashghal) (Platinum Sponsor), Dukhan Bank (Gold Sponsor), ExxonMobil Qatar (Silver Sponsor), Al Meera (Silver Sponsor), Safari Hypermarket (Silver Sponsor), Katara Cultural Village (Cultural Partner), Vodafone Qatar (Communication Partner), Lekhwiya, Coasts and Borders Security, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Social and Sports Support Fund (Daam), Al Jazeera Media Network, and Al-Israa Primary School for Girls.
In his speech, Mr. Al-Hamadi told the participants, “Undoubtedly, you now understand the importance of this training more than ever before. Humanitarian crises are exacerbating, disasters are occurring unexpectedly, and displaced people are looking for someone to alleviate their suffering. This is your role as promising personnel of the International Movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, with the skills and knowledge you learned at this camp, which will hopefully be an asset for your future humanitarian work. And you are advised to share this knowledge with your colleagues at work".
He thanked all the organizers, including the management, committees, trainers, and trainees, as well as the sponsors and contributors who made the event such a remarkable success hailed by humanitarians both regionally and globally.
Mr. Al-Ali said, “This camp has received regional and international attention, as it is the world's only Arabic-speaking disaster management training program. It attracted diverse participants from Qatari, Arab, and international organizations. I am proud to see that most of them are dedicated and creative volunteers. Over the past ten days, they received some 50 training hours in many topics and specializations. The Humanitarian Tent hosted informative lectures by experts and specialists in many areas of interest. Also, there were simulation scenarios of disasters to be dealt with by relief workers".
“This camp seeks to build the capacities of the participants, create a well-trained and qualified community-based disaster preparedness and response professionals, and improve coordination with national authorities and international organizations," he added. “This reflects the focus of the State of Qatar on dealing with disasters and crises, as well as international cooperation to control them. It is a vehicle for effective preparedness and adoption of the latest disaster response tools".