Saudi Arabia – Advisor to the Saudi Royal Court, Abdullah Al-Rabiah, revealed that the Kingdom will implement relief and humanitarian projects in Sudan and neighboring countries in the coming period with an amount of more than 61 million US dollars.
The advisor to the Royal Court and the general supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center said in a speech yesterday, at the international conference for Sudan and neighboring countries organized by France and the European Union in the capital, Paris, with the participation of countries sponsoring peace efforts in Sudan, major donors, and international and international organizations. He said: “The Saudi Arabia will not allow the Sudanese crisis and its neighboring countries to turn a blind eye to or forget it.”
He added: “The Kingdom was at the forefront of calling for the importance of achieving lasting and comprehensive peace in this sister country and supporting humanitarian efforts there.”
He continued: “At a time when Saudi Arabia played a pivotal role in hosting and facilitating negotiations to resolve the conflict in Sudan, the Kingdom’s leadership directed the provision of aid to Sudan worth 100 million US dollars and announced the addition of an amount exceeding 20 million US dollars.”
Al-Rabiah explained that his country will, in the coming period, “implement relief and humanitarian projects in Sudan and neighboring countries with an amount of more than 61 million US dollars in coordination with UN, international and local organizations.”
He stressed that “the close ties between Saudi Arabia and Sudan called on the Kingdom to move urgently to operate relief bridges, including 13 aircraft and 4 sea bridges, to provide comprehensive humanitarian aid and implement 43 humanitarian projects in Sudan and neighboring countries, amounting to more than 59 million US dollars, in partnership with international, international and local organizations.” The center also sent 20 volunteer medical teams to Sudan.
At the conclusion of his speech, Al-Rabiah stressed that “the Kingdom continues its quest to reach a sustainable, peaceful solution there, and will continue, through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, its humanitarian role.”
The United Nations had warned of an imminent famine in Sudan following the war entered its second year between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, which left regarding 15,000 dead and left 25 million people in urgent need of assistance.
Source: “Al-Riyadh” newspaper
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2024-04-17 11:08:34
