– The State of Kuwait plays an integral role in relief aid and humanitarian efforts worldwide, said an international official on Saturday.

Speaking to Kuwait Television on the sideline of “Kuwait by Your side” campaign for earthquake-stricken Turkiye and Syria, Hossam Al-Sharqawi — Regional Director at International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for Middle East and North Africa — lauded the relentless efforts carried out by the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) in the current campaign.

The campaign aims at supporting Turkiye and Syria after the devastating earthquake, which hit both countries last Monday.

He noted that the natural disaster’s impact might be felt for years to come, saying that it was important to push for more relief aid in this regard.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Community Development announced that 50 percent of cooperative societies’ charity appropriations would be directed towards the campaign.

Also related to the Kuwait by your side campaign, some 37 charitable societies had submitted requests to join the campaign and all were approved.

Around 12 charitable societies had collected over KD 2.3 million (around USD 7.54 million), which will be all directed towards the relief aid campaign that began at 12:00 pm local-time on Kuwait Television and would continue until midnight.

Source: Kuwait News Agency