Vital work of aid agency highlighted at UN gathering

Saudi Arabia’s vital multi-billion- dollar relief work was highlighted at a top-level meeting of a UN aid organization’s financial backers. A delegation from the Kingdom yesterday attended the regular meeting of donors supporting the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), held in Geneva.

The group representing Saudi Arabia was headed by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center’s (KSRelief ) assistant general supervisor for planning and development, Dr. Aqeel bin Jumban Al Ghamdi. During the meeting, chaired by the Republic of Ireland, Al Ghamdi highlighted the humanitarian support provided by Saudi Arabia and the UAE to Sudan.

This, he told delegates, amounted to a package of aid totaling $3 billion, including $500 million provided by the two countries as a deposit in the Central Bank of Sudan, to strengthen its financial status, reduce pressures on the Sudanese pound and achieve greater stability of the exchange rate.