Kuwait humanitarian aid slow-paced but ready for fresh start
KUWAIT: Kuwait humanitarian aid for refugees and people in need witnessed a much-needed swift to a slower pace this week, but is gearing up for a fresh new start. Thus, such activity this week was largely limited, but it was marked by prominent Kuwaiti positions in the humanitarian field. On September 22, a delegation from the Salwa Zakat Committee of Kuwaiti Charity Association launched a relief program providing assistance to Syrian refugees, patients, orphans and needy families in Jordan.
Director of Resources and Development of the committee and head of the delegation to Jordan, Omar Al-Shaqra told KUNA that their current visit aims to cover some of the needs of Syrian families suffering from difficult circumstances. Al-Shaqra added that he and his accompanying delegation met with Kuwait Ambassador to Jordan Aziz Al-Dehani, who praised efforts by the committee for the Syrian refugees.
On September 23 in New York, Deputy Director General of Al-Najat Kuwait Charity Dr Jaber AlWindah said that participation in the humanitarian events held on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the United Nations came due to the importance placed by the charity on working as a team globally, along with the goals of sustainable development, set by the UN.
In a statement to KUNA, Al-Windah said that the Al-Najat Charity represented Kuwait in the meetings and conferences on achieving sustainable development goals in countries surrounding Chad Lake, which started on September 20, under auspices of the African Union (AU), institutions and universities, including regional and international organizations. AlWindah noted that the association’s participation and chairmanship come from the belief in the need for collective action and strategic partnership among NGOs, government bodies and international institutions to achieve goals of sustainable development in accordance with UN resolutions 2030 and 2063.