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Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi handes over financial contributions from Kuwait
NEW YORK, Jan 18 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi, handed over financial contributions from Kuwait to a number of UN specialized agencies to complement Kuwait's efforts to fund the UN programs in Syria.
Ambassador Al-Otaibi presented a donation of USD 5 million from Kuwait to UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore and another USD 4 million to the Director of WFP's New York office, Koko Yoshiyama.
He also made a Kuwaiti contribution of USD 100,000 to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
In a statement to KUNA, Al-Otaibi noted that this package of Kuwaiti contributions of USD 9.1 million, which was delivered to the UN specialized agencies in New York, aim to alleviate the human suffering in Syria and improve the humanitarian and living conditions of Syrian refugees through specialized programs of the UN.
He affirmed that Kuwait plays a pivotal role in the international humanitarian work, especially through UN specialized agencies, stressing in that regard that the partnership between Kuwait and the UN is solid and historic. (end)
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