RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief on Tuesday made a contribution of $10 million to the UN World Food Programme to support its operations in Ukraine.
The agreement was signed between Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor-general of KSrelief, and Cindy McCain, the WFP’s executive director.
Under the project, food assistance will be provided to orphanages, hospitals and displacement centers. About 141,000 people from some of the most vulnerable groups in Ukraine are expected to benefit.
Saudi Arabia, through KSrelief, is committed to helping alleviate the suffering of displaced persons around the world and supporting food security in cooperation with specialist UN agencies.
Elsewhere, KSrelief and the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization has launched a housing support initiative for Syrian refugees in Amman, Jordan News Agency reported.
The aim of the project is to assist 56 families of Syrian refugees, particularly orphans and widows, providing them with appropriate housing in a residential complex that has been leased on an annual basis specifically for this cause.
Each of the beneficiary families will be housed in fully equipped apartments, allowing them to allocate their resources to other vital needs that are often compromised by the burden of monthly rent payments.
The Jordan office director for KSrelief, Nayef bin Saleh Al-Shammari, said that through its relief efforts the center tries to nurture the dignity of refugees, ensure their access to education and facilitate their societal integration.
Late last year KSrelief launched several development projects, including plans to upgrade medical clinics, in the Al-Zaatari camp in Jordan for Syrian refugees.
KSrelief has also distributed more than 5,600 food parcels to some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
More than 30,000 people have benefitted from this latest delivery in Sudan, Bangladesh, South Africa, Montenegro, Albania, Indonesia, Benin and Afghanistan.
The support is a part of the Kingdom’s Ramadan food aid program Etaam.
