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Kuwait donates USD 15 mln to Rohingya refugees

Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah on the opening of the International Donor Pledging Conference for the Rohingya Refugees
Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah on the opening of the International Donor Pledging Conference for the Rohingya Refugees
GENEVA, Oct 23 (KUNA) -- Kuwait announced on Monday its commitment to donate USD 15 million offered by official and public bodies during the International Donor Pledging Conference for the Rohingya Refugees to alleviate their sufferings.
This came in a speech by Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah in his speech on the opening of the one-day conference organized by Kuwait in cooperation with the European Union (EU), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), held in Geneva, Switzerland.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is facing an ethical and humanitarian responsibility before being a political or legal one towards the disgusting crimes committed against the Rogingyan people, Al-Jarallah added in his speech.
He also called on the authorities in Myanmar to take the needed procedures to avoid such violations as well as applying law, security, freedom of living and transport without any religious or ethical discrimination.
He expressed Kuwait's gratitude towards the distinguished efforts exerted by Bangladesh in hosting the Rohingya refugees and alleviating their sufferings. (end) ta.lb