{"id":294524,"date":"2024-03-20T13:25:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T17:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=294524"},"modified":"2024-03-21T16:44:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T20:44:29","slug":"king-salman-humanitarian-aid-and-relief-centre-provides-support-unrwas-20mar24","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/king-salman-humanitarian-aid-and-relief-centre-provides-support-unrwas-20mar24\/","title":{"rendered":"King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre provides US$ 40 million to support Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA’s lifesaving operations in the Gaza Strip"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AMMAN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) is providing US$ 40 million in support of the Agency’s humanitarian relief efforts in the Gaza Strip<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General of KSrelief and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini signed an agreement today confirming this generous support to the Agency.<\/p>\n

The funding will provide food for more than 250,000 people and tents for 20,000 families. Since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip,\u00a0up to 1.7 million<\/a>\u00a0people, or over 75 per cent of the population, have been displaced, some of them multiple times.<\/p>\n

Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah said: \u201cThis support comes in response to the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to provide support to the people of Palestine during this life-threatening time. It is crucial to address the desperate needs of the people in Gaza. KSrelief remains committed to supporting these efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance in this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Commissioner-General Lazzarini reiterated the unprecedented level of suffering and need in the Gaza Strip, praising strong regional partners such as KSrelief for heeding the call for support and solidarity with the people in Gaza and the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. He also underscored the need to ensure the necessary financial support for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA, which remains the backbone of the humanitarian operation in Gaza.<\/p>\n

“As Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA continues to provide food, water, and medical services in Gaza, this generosity by\u00a0KSrelief reflects the solidarity that the Kingdom has always shown Palestinians, especially during dire times. One knows their friends during hardship, and for this, we are grateful to Saudi Arabia, to Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah and KSrelief, and to the Saudi people for their solidarity with the people of Gaza.”<\/p>\n

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