The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia representing by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) signed here today a financial grant in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The agreement was co-signed by Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah, Advisor-Royal Court and General Supervisor of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief), and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Partnerships with the Middle East and Central Asia Rashid Khalikov. In a press statement following the signing ceremony, Dr. Al-Rabeeah stated that, upon directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia provided a financial grant worth $20 million in support of coordination with the partnership's activities to alleviate the humanitarian suffering. He added that the Saudi grant supports the OCHA humanitarian activities in the Republic of Yemen and allocates part of it for supporting the OCHA financial costs for humanitarian partnerships with the Middle East and Central Asia. The Saudi aid comes within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's great efforts in support of the humanitarian and relief works around the world without discrimination and in response to the UN organizations' appeals.
