KSrelief chief, UN official discuss humanitarian ties

Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah (left) met with UN emergency relief coordinator Martin Griffiths in Riyadh on Wednesday. (SPA)
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Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, met the UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, Martin Griffiths, in Riyadh on Wednesday.

Al-Rabeeah reviewed the humanitarian projects implemented by the Kingdom through KSrelief, amounting to 1,806 projects in 77 beneficiary countries, including in various vital sectors, with a value of more than $5.5 billion, of which Yemen received 644 projects.

The two sides discussed matters of common concern related to relief and humanitarian affairs and ways to enhance cooperation between them to alleviate the suffering of needy countries around the world.

Griffiths praised the leading role KSrelief plays in humanitarian work, noting its provision of aid to all groups in need without discrimination.