King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Center (KSrelief) signed, Tuesday, six agreements committing a total of $3 million to implement humanitarian projects in Yemen to treat injured Yemenis and to complete the third and fourth phase of rehabilitation of child soldiers in Yemen.
The project to treat injured Yemenis reached a value of $776k in partnership with Bin Zeela Modern Hospital in Seyyun while the second project totaled $582k in partnership with Saber Hospital in Aden. Projects also included operating artificial parts center with $440k.
Further projects are made to treat eye injuries, in cooperation with Magrabi Hospitals & Centers, and another one with Alemies Hospital.
Some 80 child soldiers are being rehabilitated at various centers and the total cost of the rehabilitation program has reached about $209k. KSRelief has targeted areas such as Maarib province, Al-Jouf, Imran, Sanaa, and Dimaar for the rehabilitation of child soldiers.
During a news conference in Riyadh on Tuesday, Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor-General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Center (KSrelief), underpinned the kingdom’s keenness on alleviating the agony of Yemeni people. He added that the center supports seven private hospitals in Yemen, noting that the psychological shock of child soldiers is huge but the center is seeking to rehabilitate them.
“Saudi Arabia doesn’t differentiate in delivering aid among Yemeni regions,” he said. Rabeeah responded to claims made by Human Rights Watch, saying that if the organization is accusing Ksrelief then it is as well accusing the United Nations because one third of the center’s programs are implemented in partnership with the UN.
For his part, Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al-Jabir stated that the signed agreements are in furtherance of the Yemen Comprehensive Humanitarian Operations (YCHO), launched on January 22nd. He added that the number of crossings that permit access of aid has increased, up to 22.
