(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Sept 28 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait continues to extend its humanitarian arm throughout the globe, helping those who are in dire need.
Kuwait's humanitarian stance stemmed from the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, a figure recognized as a world humanitarian leader by the UN.
In the Gaza Strip, Kuwait's International Islamic Charity Organization (IICO) provided USD 200 million funds to help irrigation projects in several areas.
Head of Gaza's Makkah charitable society Dr. Hazem Al-Seraj commended the Kuwaiti assistance, which will provide adequate water resources to the people of Gaza.
Meanwhile, the official revealed that Kuwait also provided USD 40,000 to help provide medical assistance and equipment to a hospital in the Gaza Strip.
In Geneva, the Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Gilles Carbonnier lauded Kuwait's contribution to the committee's humanitarian programs and projects in Yemen.
This praise came due Kuwait's USD 11 million-worth donation to efforts there.
Kuwait's Ambassador to the UN and International Organizations in Geneva Jamal Al-Ghunaim said that this donation is part of Kuwait's pledge made during the Donor Conference for Yemen, held in April 2018 in Geneva.
He expressed Kuwait's keenness to back the humanitarian situation in Yemen, and that his country contributes vitally in several ICRC's activities, especially since it is an active member in the ICRC Donor Support Group.
The Kuwaiti diplomat also mentioned that ICRC is currently making clear and tangible efforts in Yemen to secure humanitarian actions in that country, particularly in the general health field.
Al-Ghunaim affirmed his country's support of these efforts and commitment to honor its pledges made at the Donor Conference for Yemen.
Still in Geneva, Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Yemen Altaf Musani lauded Wednesday the role played by Kuwait in supporting healthcare in Yemen.
Musani's statement to KUNA came after his meeting with Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the UN and International organizations headquarters in Geneva Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim.
Kuwait is committed to its humanitarian role and continues to provide vital aids to Yemenis, affirmed the WHO official, indicating that the new batch of support will be directed towards supporting hospitals and health clinics in Yemen.
The Kuwaiti aid will also address the shortage of medicine and the spread of contagious ailments such as Cholera, he revealed.
Al-Ghunaim said that Kuwait, as a global center of humanitarian aid, would continue to provide much needed aid to the people of Yemeni in accordance to the directives of Kuwaiti leadership.
The new batch of support comes in line with the pledge made by Kuwait in the UN donors' conference for Yemen this spring, he added.
Al-Ghunaim indicated that he was glad that the Kuwait hospital in Yemen was one of the major operational health facilities in the war torn country, hoping that the Kuwaiti-funded hospitals will attend to the needs of Yemenis.
Meanwhile, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the UN at Geneva, Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett lauded Kuwait's support to the organization.
The remarks to KUNA came after her meeting with Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim.
The meeting discussed Kuwait's support and donations allocated to FAO's programs in Yemen, which would help in the rehabilitation of the agricultural and food services sector in Yemen, she said.
Birkett expressed hope of this fruitful cooperation with Kuwait to continue.
For his part, Ambassador Al-Ghunaim said that cooperation between Kuwait and FAO aims at directing humanitarian support to those in need and affected in the first place.
Kuwait's cooperation with FAO, whether in Yemen or Syria, is the only one of its kind in the region, he added. (end)
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