Kuwait hands out 2,500 food baskets to ‘displaced’ Iraqis
2nd relief convoy heads to E. Darfur: Kuwaiti embassy
KRCS distributes food baskets to displaced Iraqis. IRBIL, May 10, (KUNA): Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) had distributed a total of 2,500 food baskets among the residents of liberated areas in the Iraqi city of Mosul.
Kuwait’s fresh relief aid is primarily intended to alleviate the sufferings of those people living in the areas that have already been retaken from the militants of the so-called Islamic State (IS), an Iraqi charity official said to KUNA on Wednesday.
As many as 15,000 people have benefitted from Kuwait’s food aid, which is part of Kuwait’s humanitarian aid campaign commenced since the launching of the ongoing operation to liberate Mosul, Mohammad Bahaeddin, said the Iraqi Al-Barazani Charity Foundation’s humanitarian aid distribution chief.
He expressed much thanks and appreciation to the State of Kuwait for its nonstop relief aid to internally displaced persons in different areas in Iraq.
Earlier in the day, Kuwait’s General Consul in Irbil Dr. Omar Al-Kanderi inaugurated a Kuwait-funded School for displaced Iraqis in Dohuk province.
Also on Tuesday, Kuwait launched three medical centers to meet the healthcare needs of displaced Iraqis languishing in camps scattered across the war-torn nation’s Dohuk province.
School
Meanwhile, Kuwait’s General Consul in Irbil Dr Omar Al-Kanderi inaugurated on Wednesday “Kuwait School” for displaced Iraqis in Dohuk province.
In a statement to KUNA, Al-Kanderi said that the new school, financed by Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), was part of the Kuwaiti philanthropic campaign, “Kuwait by your side”.
He added that such humanitarian aid was provided to the Iraqis according to guidelines by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
The school will cater to the needs of some 500 students, Al-Kanderi added.
On his part, the authorities in Duhok expressed appreciation for Kuwait’s humanitarian role towards displaced people.
Kuwait recently opened several schools in Irbil and helped provide necessities to some 20,000 Iraqi students in the area.
Duhok province alone hosts more than 700,000 displaced Iraqis, who have fled Mosul since an Iraqi military offensive began late 2016 against the socalled Islamic State (IS).
Violence
In Khartoum, Kuwait’s Ambassador to Sudan Bassam Mohammed Al-Qabandi launched yesterday the second aid convoy for the refugees who arrived in the Sudanese region of East Darfur escaping the violence in the country of South Sudan, said a statement by the Kuwaiti Embassy Wednesday.
The convoy was overseen by the International Islamic Charitable Organization (IICO) through its office in Sudan, the statement added.
Ambassador Al-Qabandi expressed thanks to all those who contributed to this humanitarian effort, stressing that Kuwaiti support will continue to provide relief to those affected in South Sudan and the neighboring countries.
On his part, head of the Supreme Committee for the support of refugees in South Sudan, Sowar AlDahab said “This convoy is an extension of the humanitarian work that has been continuing over the years from the people of Kuwait, who have always been supportive of the needy people of South Sudan and around the world.”
Meanwhile, Director of the IICO office in Sudan, Ahmed Al-Senoussi praised the “great” role played by the Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Khartoum in sponsoring charity and humanitarian work throughout Sudan and elsewhere.
The convoy carries 100 tons of food and shelter relief supplies targeting 1,750 refugee families in the refugee camps in the state of East Darfur.