This came in a speech delivered by Al-Jarallah on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah at the opening of the 2nd workshop on the exchange of information for a better humanitarian work for the disaster in Somalia.
The two-day workshop is organized by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in cooperation with International Islamic Charitable Organization and Direct Aid Society.
He said that the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has an active role in that continent, where the most important duties of Kuwait was to support the Horn of Africa in general and Somalia in particular in order to save the millions who suffer from drought and hunger.
He said this matter is an international responsibility, not an Islamic or Arab only, adding that Kuwait was among the first to lend a helping hand under the guidance of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, where the cabinet has allocated $ 10 million and assigned the Kuwait Red Crescent Society to run a fleet of aircraft in this regard.
He said Kuwait responded to a conference held in Addis Ababa recently, during which the organizers collected $ 300 million for disaster response, indicating that Kuwait has had a role in supporting the development, as HH the Amir had come up with an initiative to set up a fund for a dignified life worth $ 100 million in addition to Kuwait’s donations of large amounts for several other development funds.
