RIYADH: The United Nations said it appreciated Saudi Arabia's “generous support” to its refugee agency.
Philip Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the UN’s Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) expressed the UN’s support in a letter addressed to the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief).
Lazzarini thanked the Kingdom for its “support and vital role that had a great impact on the Palestinian refugees, noting the strategic relationship between the Kingdom” and the Palestinian parties, which “has lasted for decades.”
The statement also said the Kingdom is also looking forward to more cooperation between the two sides.
Meanwhile, the UN representative for refugees in Yemen, Jean-Nicolas Pius, also expressed his thanks and appreciation to Saudi Arabia for the generous support provided to refugees and internally displaced persons in Yemen.
“With the escalation of the Yemeni crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic, the donation of the last center came as an unforgettable gesture that contributed to helping 1.4 million displaced people, while providing thousands of needy families with urgent shelter and food supplies,” Pius said.
UNRWA appreciates Saudi Arabia's support for Palestinian refugees
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UNRWA appreciates Saudi Arabia's support for Palestinian refugees
- The Kingdom is looking forward to more cooperation between the two sides
Rainfed agriculture booms 1,100% under Saudi rural development initiative
- It is one of eight agricultural segments receiving program support
RIYADH: The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program, known as Saudi Reef, has announced exceptional growth in its rainfed crops sector, one of eight agricultural segments receiving program support, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The sector has registered extraordinary expansion, surpassing 1,100 percent, with participant numbers climbing to over 13,300 beneficiaries nationwide.
Program spokesman Majed Al-Buraikan identified rainfed agriculture as a cornerstone of Saudi Reef’s achievements, highlighting its role in boosting production efficiency, bolstering food security and self-reliance, enabling sustainable farming in water-scarce regions, and raising income levels and quality of life for smallholder farmers — all consistent with Vision 2030 priorities.
Al-Buraikan outlined the program’s principal aims, including broadening the agricultural production foundation, securing food independence across multiple crop categories, enhancing smallholder farmer prosperity and employment prospects to foster social cohesion, and safeguarding environmental and natural resources throughout rural Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Reef extends support and technical assistance across eight distinct sectors: honey production, fruit cultivation, coffee production, rose farming, rainfed crops, livestock raising, artisanal fishing, and value-added agricultural products.
