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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Pledges USD 430 Million to Support the Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan 2021
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1 Mar 2021
NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES: Advisor to the Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), H.E. Dr.
Abdullah Al Rabeeah, announced today the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s pledge of USD 430 million to fund the United Nations Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan 2021.
The announcement took place during the Yemen High-Level Pledging Event 2021, which was convened virtually and co-hosted by the Governments of Sweden and Switzerland and the United Nations to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Opening remarks were delivered by H.E. Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Ignazio Cassis, Vice President and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs for Switzerland, H.E. Ms. Ann Linde, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. David Gressly, UN Resident and Humani
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KSrelief delivers aid in Yemen s Marib. (SPA) Riyadh – Ohoud Mefreh
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center’s (KSrelief) relief response plan for Yemen in 2020 helped in launching projects aimed at confronting the coronavirus pandemic.
The center announced that Saudi Arabia’s aid has reached 156 countries and amounted to 184 billion Saudi riyals (50 billion dollars), underscoring its pioneering development and humanitarian role. Aid has ranged from financial support to relief efforts.
During a press conference at its Riyadh headquarters on Thursday, Dr. Abdullah Saleh Al-Moallem, director of KSrelief s Health and Environmental Aid Department, said that ever since the inauguration of the center, it has offered over 17 billion dollars to Yemen.
Virtual High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Yemen
“Yemen is now in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for decades. In the absence of immediate action, millions of lives may be lost. … [We] risk a tragedy not just in the immediate loss of life but with consequences that will reverberate indefinitely into the future.”
– António Guterres
“Right now, millions of Yemenis are looking to the world for help. The good news is the world knows exactly what is needed to prevent catastrophe: pay for the aid operation, ensure access for aid workers, support the economy and – most of all – end the war. The only question is: what will the world choose to do?”