By Arwa Al-Wugayan
KUWAIT, Aug 18 (KUNA) -- In celebration of the World Humanitarian Day on August 19th, Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) continues to provide aid and assistance to people in the region and the world under the guidelines of the Kuwaiti leadership.
In recent years the KRCS focused its efforts on those affected by the Syrian crisis, that erupted in 2011.
In this regard, Chairman of the KRCS Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer told (KUNA) that the assembly has stepped up its efforts and humanitarian relief to the Syrian refugees in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Lebanon since the start of the crisis.
The humanitarian aids delivered to the Syrian refugees by the KRCS came upon direction of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Al-Sayer said.
The KRCS has worked in the implementation of many relief activities to help refugees in Jordan and Lebanon at a cost of USD 20 million, Al-Sayer said.
Al-Sayer stressed that this humanitarian duty required everyone to provide all aspects of support and assistance to the Syrians and to stand by them in this crisis they are going through.
He stressed as well the full readiness of the Assembly to meet the different needs of Syrian refugees.
The World Humanitarian Day marks the occasion in which the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello and a number of his colleagues were killed in the bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad in 2003. (end) ako.msa.ss