RIYADH: The Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) held a meeting to further ongoing partnership between the two organizations.
HRC President Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad received at the commission’s headquarters in Riyadh a delegation led by Mohammed Ali Al-Nsour, chief of the Middle East and North Africa section at the OHCHR.
Al-Awwad briefed the UN delegation on the most prominent reforms and developments in the field of human rights in Saudi Arabia.
The HRC and OHCHR have been institutional partners since signing a memorandum of understanding in Geneva in 2014.
They have jointly trained some 4,500 human rights specialists, lawyers, government officials and law enforcement officers in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi, UN rights bodies discuss strengthening ties
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Saudi, UN rights bodies discuss strengthening ties
- Saudi leadership’s support and guidance had a great impact on the HRC mission to promote and consolidate human rights principles for the benefit of Saudis and expats
Saudi leadership directs increase in aid relief for Palestinians in Gaza
- KSrelief chief underscored that Saudi humanitarian efforts are a part of the Kingdom’s historical role in supporting Palestinians
LONDON: The leadership of Saudi Arabia has directed an increase in air, sea, and land relief efforts to address the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, where nearly 2 million Palestinians reside.
Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah, supervisor-general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, underscored that Saudi humanitarian efforts are a part of the Kingdom’s historical role in supporting Palestinians.
He added that “Palestine will remain firmly established in the conscience of the Kingdom,” according to the Saudi Press Agency.
Since the war in Gaza began in late 2023, KSrelief has dispatched 77 planes and eight ships carrying over 7,699 tons of food, medical supplies, and shelter materials. Additionally, 912 Saudi relief trucks have arrived in the Gaza Strip with food aid and medical equipment.
KSrelief delivered 20 ambulances to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and signed agreements totaling $90 million for relief projects in Gaza, along with airdrops in partnership with the Jordanian Armed Forces to facilitate aid delivery.
Al-Rabiah expressed gratitude to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the directive to intensify humanitarian efforts in support of the Palestinian people amid the current crisis, the SPA added.
