Kuwait continues to aid needy people ‘throughout’ the world
Kuwait to take part in humanitarian conference in DRC
KUWAIT, April 14, (KUNA): Living up to its UN recognition as ‘International Humanitarian Center’, Kuwait continued aiding people in need throughout the world last week.
Starting with Jordan, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed USD one million donation to King Hussein Cancer Foundation and Center (KHCC).
The Kuwaiti donation aims to contribute to the treatment of Syrian refugees in Jordan from cancer, KFAED’s DirectorGeneral Abdulwahab Al-Bader told KUNA.
Al-Bader made his remarks after signing the third deal with KHCC Chairperson Princess Ghida Talal, bringing the total amount to USD three million over a three-year period.
The financial contribution is part of KFAED’s humanitarian aid framework to support the humanitarian situation of refugees and alleviate the burden of hosting them on the Kingdom, he said.
It is also part of Kuwait’s commitment to providing aid and supporting Syrian refugees, Al-Bader noted, adding the fund’s overall financial aid to the Syrian refugees has reached USD 250 million.
The donation will support diagnosing the disease, performing laboratory tests, x-rays, chemotherapy, physiotherapy, palliative therapy, and bone marrow transplant on patient refugees, he said.
It will also help providing emergency procedures and medicine to the patients, in addition to operating tumors removal surgeries, treating complications resulted from other surgeries, and running medical procedures to alleviate pains resulted from the disease, added Al-Bader.
For her part, Princess Ghida lauded the Kuwaiti donation and expressed pride and appreciation of KHCC’s strategic partnership with KFAED, thanking the Fund for its unlimited support and generosity to the Center. In Erbil, Kuwait distributed 60 tons of foodstuff to the poor and those of special needs in Iraq’s Kurdistan.
The items were delivered to Iraqi families living in poor conditions in Irbil, Suleimaniyah and Dahuk governorates through the office of Barzani Charitable Society.
Ismael Abdulaziz, in charge of humanitarian aid at the Society, told KUNA that the food baskets were from the Kuwaiti Aid Society and Awqaf General Secretariat, and were doled out in coordination with Kuwait’s General Consulate in Erbil.
The aid is part of the “Kuwait besides you” campaign, provided by Kuwait’s Al-Najat Charity upon an initiative by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
In Geneva, Kuwait has pledged humanitarian aid for crises-stricken Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Kuwait is closely monitoring humanitarian conditions in the DRC, said Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim, the State of Kuwait Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva, on Friday.