RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief said that it has recently distributed more than 43 tons of food packages to the displaced in Karari municipality, Khartoum state, Sudan, benefiting 5,888 people.
The shipment was part of the Saudi food security support project for the year 2023. It represents the Kingdom’s continuing humanitarian and relief efforts to support the Sudanese people and alleviate their suffering resulting from the current humanitarian crisis.
KSrelief also distributed 9 tons of food baskets in the city of Capuchin in the River Nile state of Sudan, benefiting 1,473 individuals.
The center has also launched the sixth batch of the Saudi relief sea bridge, destined for the Red Sea port of Sawak, Sudan.
The new shipment, transported via 60 large refrigerated trucks to King Abdulaziz Port in Jeddah, includes essential medical materials to alleviate the effects of the challenging conditions faced by the Sudanese people.
Earlier, KSrelief launched a national campaign through the Sahem platform to help the people of Sudan. The appeal has so far raised almost SR59 million ($16 million) from in excess of 328,000 donations.
KSrelief has implemented 2,402 projects worth more than $6.2 billion in 92 countries in cooperation with 175 local, regional and international partners since its inception in May 2015.
According to a recent KSrelief report, the countries that have benefited most from the center’s projects are Yemen ($4.2 billion), Syria ($372 million), Palestine ($370 million), and Somalia ($256 million).
