Kuwait Times, Thursday, Dec 01, 2022 | Jamadi Al Awwal 7, 1444
KFAED inks accord with UNHCR, Kuwait charity raises $1m
Kuwait:
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED)
inked on Tuesday an agreement worth KD 645,000 ($2.1 million) with the UN Higher
Commissioner for Refugees to fund utilities for the displaced in the Yemeni
governorate of Aden.
KFAED Director General Marwan Al-Ghanem said in a press release that the grant
is part of the fund contributions to honor Kuwait’s pledge made on sidelines of
the UN General Assembly’s 75th session to present KD 6 million ($20 million) for
humanitarian aid for Yemen.
The financial allotment will be used for executing various infrastructural
projects in Al-Basateen region in the province and improve living conditions for
some 70,000 people, including residents, displaced Yemeni people and some
foreigners.
Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti Al-Najat charity on Tuesday launched a relief campaign
with donations amounting to KD 330,000 ($ 1 million). A campaigner, Mohammad
Al-Maimouni, told KUNA by telephone that the number of donors has reached up to
16,000, indicating that the association distributed 1,100 food parcels,
utensils, blankets and other necessities for the winter to refugees and
displaced Yemenis.