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Amos hails Kuwait as important partner for UN

Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos
Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos
KUWAIT, Oct 14 (KUNA) -- Visiting UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos said here on Tuesday the State of Kuwait is a significant partner for the UN, especially in humanitarian affairs.
She said in statements following a meeting with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amos said: "Kuwait is an extremely important partner for the United Nations and for my work in humanitarian affairs." She said she is here to attend the annual partnership conference with charitable organizations from across the region.
She added that she had met His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prime Minister on ongoing collaboration and support of His Highness the Amir, government and people of Kuwait for UN humanitarian affairs across the world.
Amos noted that they had also discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip and the recent Cairo conference on Gaza reconstruction efforts, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, South Sudan, Central African Republic and Somalia as well as Ebola outbreak in West Africa. (end) mt