Kuwait continues helping those suffering throughout this week

KUWAIT, Feb 4 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's philanthropic actions continue to provide a healing hand to those who suffer throughout this week, buttressing its UN-bestowed status as an 'International Humanitarian Center.' On January 28, the Consulate-General of Kuwait announced distributing around 1,000 food vouchers to Iraqis displaced in Irbil.
The Consul General of the State of Kuwait in Irbil, Dr. Omar Al-Kanderi told KUNA that the vouchers were distributed, in cooperation with Kuwait's Al-Najat Society, to displaced Iraqis. The vouchers are worth USD 50 each.
Al-Kanderi pointed out that most of those displaced come from Mosul, Anbar, and Salahuddin provinces.
According to figures by the Ministry of Displaced and Migration, the total number of displaced Iraqis from Nineveh, following the liberation of western Mosul, has reached 191,000, while some 37,000 have returned to their liberated areas.
In Amman, as most Syrian refugees temporarily settling for safety in Jordan suffer from hard living conditions, many of whom dwell in makeshift tents with meagre nutrition resources.
For this reason and more, Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) has scrambled to secure necessities for these Syrians, particularly those dwelling in remote regions such as Jordan Valley.
Anwar Al-Hasawi, the KRCS Deputy Chairman, told KUNA that these randomly-built settlements lack basic utilities, sufficient food, heating, and children utensils.
The society has distributed, in coordination with Jordan Red Crescent Society, various kinds of aid, food supplies, cloths and clothes as well as cash money to these families.
He lauded efforts by the Jordanian authorities for improving social and psychological conditions of these refugees, particularly the very young ones.
On January 29, KRCS continued to play an integral role in providing necessary assistance to help ease the suffering of displaced Iraqis.
Speaking on the society's efforts in Iraq, KRCS's executive Youssef Al-Meraj affirmed that they were amongst the first to respond to the needs of displaced Iraqis fleeing from the ongoing operation to liberate Mosul from the so-called Islamic State (IS).
Since 2015, KRCS have been distributing relief aid materials to thousands of Iraqis who were fleeing from IS-controlled areas.
Meanwhile, in Irbil, Kuwait Society for Relief (KSR) announced it had distributed 170 tons of food parcels to 33,000 displaces Iraqis from Nineveh to Kirkuk.
Kuwait had sent thousands of relief food parcels to the freed areas since the beginning of the liberation operation in Mosul from the grips of IS on October 17, 2016.
In Amman, KRCS distributed financial and material aid to 700 Syrian families living in Mafraq governorate, near the borders with Syria.
On January 30, Kuwait provided about 30,000 liters of heating oil to the internally displaced persons (IDP), from Mosul, at a camp in Nineveh governorate under the supervision of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
IOM has distributed the Kuwaiti-financed kerosene liquids to 740 displaced Iraqi families in camps in Qayyarah area, Abdulhamid Miran, IOM's representative in Irbil, told KUNA, adding that each family received 40 liters of Kerosene.
On January 31, KRSC in Amman announced that around USD 250,000 will be used to cover expenses of cancer treatment for Syrian refugees residing in Jordan.
Speaking to KUNA, KRCS Deputy Chairman Anwar Al-Hasawi said that the society was cooperating with King Hussein Cancer Center, noting that all expenses of Syrian refugees suffering from cancer will be covered.
Also in Amman, KRCS has delivered relief aid to 400 Syrian refugee families in the Ruwaished area near the Jordanian-Iraqi border.
Khaled Al-Zaid, head of the KRCS field team, told KUNA that the society has delivered basic food, date, blankets and clothes to the Syrian families in which most of these families are living in random tents.
Meanwhile, in Kuwait, US Ambassador Lawrence Silverman has lauded positive effects of Kuwait's humanitarian initiatives on regional and international action.
Kuwait has been a backer of global humanitarian action and an outstanding and pioneering player in this domain, Silverman told reporters following his meeting with KRCS Chairman Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer.
He expressed admiration of the KRCS's efforts to aid refugees in Iraq, Yemen, Syria and neighboring Syrian countries.
Back to Irbil, Iraq, where on February 1, Kuwait's Al-Najat Charity society announced that it had sponsored the opening of a ward at a private hospital in Irbil, which receives people injured in the military operations in the city of Mosul.
The society is set to open several other humanitarian projects in the city in the coming months, head of the health committee at Al-Najat told KUNA on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Algeria's Ambassador to Kuwait Abdulhamid Abdawi has heaped praise on Kuwait for its efforts to assist needy nations, describing the country as a beacon of humanity.
In a statement to KUNA after visiting KRCS, Abdawi said that KRCS has provided relief aid for years on end to nations victimized by natural disasters and conflicts.
In Amman, KRCS has distributed aid to 500 displaced Syrian families in the Jordanian city of Al-Ramtha.
On February 2, KRCS and African Relief Organization in Tanzania signed an agreement on to fund the digging of 16 water wells in Dar el Salaam to provide 16 schools with fresh water.
In Amman, Kuwait's Ambassador to Jordan Dr. Hamad Al-Duaij presented the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on with a monetary sum of USD one million.
Speaking to KUNA, the Kuwaiti diplomat noted that Kuwait's support of UNRWA over the years has been "persistent", adding that the Palestinian issue and the plight of refugees is of "paramount concern for the Kuwaiti leadership." Also in Amman, around 4,000 Syrian refugee families have benefited from Kuwait's urgent relief campaign in Jordan, KRCS announced.
On February 3, Kuwait's Consulate in Irbil distributed some 10,200 heaters and blankets to displaced Iraqis residing in camps in Kirkuk and Sulaimaniya, as well as those residing outside Irbil in light of the prevailing severe cold weather conditions.
Meanwhile, KRCS managed to mobilize 15 aid-laden trucks into Syria from Raihaniya town in Hatay province southern Turkey.
The convoy contains 10,000 food baskets and 10,000 hygiene baskets to be distributed on displaced Syrians from Aleppo in refugee camps of Karama, Atmah and Konah, team leader Shamlan Fakhro told KUNA. (end) hb