New York/ Information Office/ 15 October 2015/ The State of Qatar has confirmed that as part of its ongoing quest to enhance the protection of women's human rights, and to enable them in all fields, it has been keen to apply the principle of equality among citizens, and worked to integrate women's issues, particularly those related to the provision of decent work and strengthen social protection in all national strategies and plans. This came in a statement the State of Qatar delivered by Sultan Bin Ali Al Khayreen, a member of Qatar's delegation participating in the 70th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, before a committee of the United Nations (Economic and Financial Committee) about your item as "the eradication of poverty and other development issues." . Al Khayreen said the issue of ending poverty and hunger occupies a central place in the development plan after 2015, which has been determined to end them in all their forms and dimensions by 2030. To make this possible and achievable it would require work in a spirit of cooperation, and make efforts greater to promote equitable and sustainable growth for all, and create opportunities for productive employment and decent work, particularly for young people, it should also implement policies to improve agricultural productivity, and improve the livelihoods, food security and nutrition, particularly in poor rural communities, he underlined.