Kuwait contributes effectively to hosting Syrian refugees - MOI

KUWAIT, Oct 25 (KUNA) -- Kuwait contributes effectively to hosting Syrian refugees and providing them with several vital services, including education and health, Interior Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Citizenship and Residency Affairs Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah said Tuesday.
The Kuwaiti government exerts significant efforts in facilitating the residency procedures for Syrian refugees to alleviate their suffering, in addition to the various forms of support they receieve from the Kuwaiti society on all levels, Sheikh Mazen said while meeting with the Head of the UN refugee agency office in Kuwait Dr. Hanan Hamdan, according to MOI's released statement.
The two sides discussed several subjects regarding the Syrian nationals in Kuwait, as well as most important services provided to them by the country's state institutions and ministries, the statement said, adding that they also reviewed the most recent statistic on the current number of Syrians in Kuwait.
Sheikh Mazen confirmed the ministry's coordination and communication with other state bodies to provide further services for the Syrian nationals and refugees in Kuwait. (end) hmd.asa.ma