KRCS delivers relief aid to displaced Iraqi families

A new batch of relief aid has been delivered to displaced Iraqi families in Anbar, Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) announced yesterday. KRCS’ Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer said that some 5564 food baskets have been distributed to displaced families in camps scattered across Anbar, adding that the aid aims to mitigate the misery of families.

Moreover, Sayer asserted that KRCS would remain steadfast in its aid of these displaced families, irrespective of their locations. He thanked His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in his efforts to alleviate the suffering of needy people around the world. According to government data, more than two million displaced families are languishing in camps across the region.

Meanwhile, Kuwait General Consulate in Irbil has overseen distribution of a new dispatch of relief supplies, provided by KRCS, to displaced Iraqi families in Kurdistan. Musaed Al-Klaib, the charge d’affaires of the General Consulate, said in a statement yesterday that the diplomatic mission supervised delivery of clothes to the relocated Iraqi families that had fled Ninawa and Salah-Eddine governorates, noting that it was heeding His Highness the Amir’s guidelines, the UN-designated Humanitarian Leader, for aiding the violence affected Iraqis.

Yousef Al-Mearaj, head of the KRCS field team, said the batch was the eighth to be given by Kuwait to those in need in Kurdistan. The KRCS had already handed over relief supplies to displaced families in Al-Sulaimaniah, Al-Anbar, Al-Falloujah and Salah-Eddine. The State of Kuwaiti started its humanitarian campaign in Iraq last year, where 80,000 food parcels were handed over to the displaced people in Kurdistan. Since start of this year, 45,000 food packages had been provided to the needy in several Iraqi Kurdish regions. — KUNA