Kuwait dispatches 6th aid plane to Sudan

Kuwait has dispatched its sixth air force aircraft with 10 tons of supplies to violence-hit Sudan on Tuesday. (KUNA)

• Yusuf Al-Mearaj, Kuwait Red Crescent Society’s emergency chief, says it forms part of the airlift, directed by the country’s political leadership
• Help complements humanitarian efforts of KRCS to support Sudanese people

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait dispatched its sixth air force aircraft with 10 tons of supplies to violence-hit Sudan on Tuesday.
The contribution makes a total of 60 tons of food and medical aid sent to the country since the fighting began.
Yusuf Al-Mearaj, the Kuwait Red Crescent Society’s emergency chief, told the Kuwait News Agency that the aid aircraft was part of the recently announced airlift, directed by the country’s political leadership, aimed at helping the Sudanese people.
He said: “Nearly 60 tons of food and medical supplies have been sent to Sudan since the outbreak of clashes.”
The Kuwaiti Cabinet decided to dispatch urgent humanitarian aid to Sudan to help ease the situation in the country following the outbreak of clashes between the army and paramilitary forces.
The KRCS official said the aid complemented the humanitarian efforts of the organization to support the Sudanese people, expressing appreciation and thanks to his country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Finance for their cooperation in urgently delivering aid.