Kuwait signs two water project deals for Yemen

RIYADH, July 27 (KUNA) -- Kuwait signed a funding deal for two water projects at a hospital and a camp for the internally displaced with Yemeni local authorities in Al-Jawf province on Thursday.
The project, dubbed 'Kuwait is by your side', is part of a philanthropic relief campaign in the province, located to the northeast of Sana'a, its coordinator Saleh Baqalaqa said.
For his part, Yemeni Chairman of the Relief Committee in the province and Director of the governor's office in Al-Jawf Abdullah Al-Hashidi thanked Kuwait, led by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, for financing relief projects in the province.
The Kuwaiti campaign is dispersing emergency relief in Yemen through five sectors, including food, water, education, shelter and healthcare.
The Kuwaiti-Yemeni relief organization includes a number of Yemeni and Kuwaiti associations aiming to deliver the assistance to Yemen. (end) mdm.mab.hs