RIYADH — Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah met in Riyadh Sunday Ambassador of the United Mexican States Anibal Toledo. During the meeting, the two sides discussed issues of common interest relating to humanitarian and relief affairs.
The ambassador expressed admiration for the huge humanitarian work being implemented by Saudi Arabia, represented by KSrelief, around the world, stressing that the center has become a pioneer in the field of relief and humanitarian work.
KSrelief signs two
deals with GAVI
The KSrelief virtually signed two agreements with the global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) to support Islamic countries with lower growth rates with coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. KSrelief Assistant Supervisor General for Operations and Programs Eng. Ahmed Al-Baiz and GAVI CEO Marie-Ange Saraka-Yao signed the two agreements.
Health and Environmental Aid Director at KSrelief Dr. Abdullah Bin Saleh Al-Moallem noted that following the Royal directives to allocate $5.333 million for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to support Islamic countries with lower growth rates with coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, the first agreement was signed to distribute vaccines equally in 22 Islamic countries in cooperation with GAVI.
Dr. Al-Moallem expressed hope that these vaccines would reach targeted countries as fast as possible in light of the spread of the pandemic and having a new variant. He noted that under the second agreement, a total of $965,000 would be allocated from donations resulting from the organization of Gamers without Borders for e-games to support GAVI’s efforts in combating this pandemic.
He also said that these endeavors are part of Saudi Arabia’s efforts in combating the global pandemic, noting that Saudi Arabia, through its presidency of the G20, had already donated more than $500 million to support the COVAX alliance, while the total assistance that the Kingdom has offered so far globally to combat the pandemic exceeded $800 million. — SPA
