Kuwait’s Al-Salam humanitarian charity on Friday launched a campaign to assist Yemeni and Syrian internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees that will continue until February 11.
Speaking to KUNA, charity’s chairman Nabil Al-Oun said this year’s campaign targets immediately about 2000 camps inside Syria and about 800 others in Yemen, as these areas are suffering a sharp shortage of basic needs in winter.
Of the 8-year campaign goals is to meet the needs of refugees in the camps and the stricken areas in Syria and Yemen, he said, indicating that the new campaign titled “Kuwait Trucks” will reach its goal by covering the needs of refugees there.
The campaign includes more than 500 trucks carrying supplies of winter and basic materials including heating and foodstuffs as well as others, he said.
Meanwhile, Dhari Al-Buaijan, director general of society, said the society has been backing and empowering the needy all over the world by setting up some sustainable projects.
The UN recent statistics on the tragic situation in the above-mentioned areas show the serious current situation on families and individuals who are displaced and afflicted by wars and disasters, he stated.
Source: Kuwait News Agency