RIYADH: The supervisor-general of the Saudi aid agency KSrelief, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, recently met the executive director of the UN Office for Project Services and UN undersecretary-general, Jorge Moreira da Silva, in New York.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways to boost cooperation and coordination in order to lend support to countries and people in need.

Moreira da Silva praised KSrelief’s humanitarian work around the world.

Meanwhile, KSrelief Assistant Supervisor General for Operations and Programs Ahmed Al-Baiz met the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies regional director for Middle East and North Africa, Hossam Elsharkawi, with whom he discussed relief and humanitarian issues.

During their meeting in Riyadh, Elsharkawi praised the role played by Saudi Arabia in the humanitarian field and lauded KSrelief’s efforts to assist people worldwide.

KSrelief Assistant Supervisor General for Planning and Development Aqeel Al-Ghamdi met Azerbaijani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Shahin Abdullayev.

During their meeting in Riyadh, they discussed relief and humanitarian issues.

Al-Ghamdi gave an overview of the relief and humanitarian projects implemented by KSrelief, which had so far amounted to 2,501 in 94 countries, at a value of more than $6 billion, and briefed the ambassador on the volunteer programs implemented by KSrelief in the medical, education and training fields.

These programs, he said, amounted to 424 in 35 countries, and had benefited more than 1 million individuals.

Abdullayev also praised Saudi Arabia’s role in the humanitarian field and commended KSrelief’s efforts to assist people around the world.