Barzan Charity hails Kuwait’s support to Iraq
KUWAIT: Vice-President of Barzan Charity Foundation Mousa Ahmad praised yesterday the Kuwaiti humanitarian aid for displaced Iraqis in Iraq and Kurdistan. Ahmad told (KUNA) after his meeting with Kuwait Red Crescent Society’s (KRSC) Deputy Chairman Anwar Al-Hasawi here yesterday that His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s recent generous aid of USD 200 million has contributed to alleviating the suffering of displaced Iraqis.
He applauded the role of Kuwait’s Red Crescent Society in support of humanitarian issues, especially in Iraq, pointing to the leading position of the society regionally and internationally in the humanitarian work arena which is worthy of appreciation and respect. Moreover, he praised the cooperation with Kuwait’s Red Crescent Society in the distribution of relief assistance to displaced Iraqis in Irbil, referring to the distribution of 40,000 food parcels to displaced families in the cities of Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Meanwhile, Hasawi stressed the political leadership’s keenness in helping displaced Iraqis in response to the call of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in providing assistance and humanitarian aid in various Iraqi provinces including Kurdistan region. The Barzan Charity Foundation is a non-governmental charitable society founded in 2005 in Irbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region. It provides aid to the internally-displaced, refugees as well as vulnerable locals. — KUNA