KSrelief signs new agreement with UNICEF for Yemen
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) virtually signed today a joint cooperation agreement with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to implement seven projects in Yemen at a total cost of USD 46,000,000.
The agreement, which is being funded as part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s contribution to the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plan in Yemen 2020, was signed by the Supervisor General of KSrelief, Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, and the UNICEF Representative to the Gulf area, Mr. Eltayeb Adam.
The agreement aims to support access by Yemeni children affected by COVID-19 to educational opportunities through distance learning, and to develop preparedness plans for their safe return to school. It also aims to support capacity building among educational personnel and in institutions by providing training programs and raising awareness to deal with the pandemic.
The educational portion of the agreement will be carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and other local organizations in 20 Yemeni governorates. Another aim of the agreement is to support the access of Yemeni children to quality educational opportunities by equipping schools, providing educational supplies for students, and building the capacities of educational staff in the governorates of Abyan, Aden, Al Bayda, Dhamar, Dhale, Al Jawf, Al Mahwit, Amant Al Asemah, Amran, Raymah, Sa’dah, Shabwah, Taiz, Al Mahrah, Ibb, Hadramawt, Ma’rib, Sana'a, Hajjah, Al Hudaydah, Lahij, and Socotra.
After the signing, Dr. Al Rabeeah stated that, “Under the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and the Crown Prince, we sign today the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s agreement, represented by KSrelief, with UNICEF.” He pointed out that this important agreement is part of the Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen 2020, with a value of USD 46 million for 16,851,000 recipients in Yemen.
He explained that the agreement includes seven projects. The first is a health project (USD 11,200,000) for 4,400,000 recipients; the second is a WASH project (USD 9,200,000) for nearly 2.5 million recipients, and the third combats malnutrition for children and mothers (USD 7,600,000) for nearly 175,000 recipients. The fourth project is to fight COVID-19 (USD 4,000,000) for 9,000,000 recipients, and the fifth project is to provide health awareness and education about COVID-19 (USD 2,000,000) for nearly 230,000 recipients. The sixth project supports education (USD 8,000,000) for nearly 252,000 recipients, and the seventh and last project is for protection and prevention (USD 4,000,000) for 241,000 recipients.