Saudi Arabia provides $40M to support UNRWA’s lifesaving operations in Gaza
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) is providing $40 million in support of the UNRWA’s humanitarian relief efforts in the Gaza Strip.
Abdullah al-Rabeeah, Supervisor General of KSrelief and UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini signed an agreement today confirming this generous support to the Agency, said UNWA in a statement.
The funding will provide food for more than 250,000 people and tents for 20,000 families. Since the outbreak of the aggression on the Gaza Strip, up to 1.7 million people, or over 75 percent of the population, have been displaced, some of them multiple times, noted the statement.
Al-Rabeeah said: ‘This support comes in response to the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to provide support to the people of Palestine during this life-threatening time. It is crucial to address the desperate needs of the people in Gaza. KSre
lief remains committed to supporting these efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance in this difficult time.’
Commissioner-General Lazzarini reiterated the unprecedented level of suffering and need in the Gaza Strip, praising strong regional partners such as KSrelief for heeding the call for support and solidarity with the people in Gaza and the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
He also underscored the need to ensure the necessary financial support for UNRWA, which remains the backbone of the humanitarian operation in Gaza.
“As UNRWA continues to provide food, water and medical services in Gaza, this generosity by KSrelief reflects the solidarity that the Kingdom has always shown Palestinians, especially during dire times. One knows their friends during hardship, and for this, we are grateful to Saudi Arabia, to Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah and KSrelief and the Saudi people for their solidarity with the people of Gaza,” said Lazzarini.
Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA