BEIRUT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) has pursued its urgent humanitarian campaign to relieve families who have been displaced due to the ongoing Zionist attacks on various regions of the country. The KRCS campaign, carried out in coordination with the Lebanese Red Cross, has continued for the third day in a row on Thursday, delivering relief supplies to the relocated people who have taken shelter in schools and other facilities, said Yousef Boutros, the Red Cross relief coordinator in a statement to KUNA. The campaign targeted locations of high density presence of the displaced in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Zahle in eastern Lebanon and Akkar in the north, Boutros said. The relocated were handed food, hygiene materials, blankets and mattresses, totally sufficient for up to 10,000 families.
Meanwhile, Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights Affairs Ambassador Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Al-Duaij Al-Sabah on Thursday affirmed Kuwait’s support for the Palestinian cause in the shadow of the brutal and inhuman annihilation of the Gaza Strip. This brutal offensive is a flagrant and grave breach of the international law for human rights and the international humane law, said Sheikha Jawaher in a statement to KUNA. She was speaking after holding consultations with the European Union states’ ambassadors — organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The situation in Gaza warrants a serious stand by the EU states and the international community, amid forecast expansion of the conflict and the violence, she said, alluding in this regard to the events in Lebanon. Sheikha Jawaher said the session with the envoys was an opportunity to discuss various issues related to human rights, coordination at this level, and prior topics addressed during the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council (meeting in Geneva from September 9 until October 11).
She lauded the European support for the statement addressed by the State of Kuwait on the World Humanitarian Day (in August). Moreover, she indicated Kuwait’s pledge during a forum held on the margins of the UNHRC session to help in facilitating access to clean water, setting up sewage systems for impoverished communities, and promoting human rights worldwide.
Escalation in Lebanon
Meanwhile, foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have discussed the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip and the military escalation in Lebanon. GCC Secretary-General Jasem Al-Budaiwi said, in a press statement on Wednesday, the ministerial meeting was held in New York on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
"The meeting comes at a delicate time to discuss the threats facing the region and the world and the importance of dialogue and coordination between the two sides to support regional and international stability and security,” Al-Budaiwi clarified. He pointed out that the conferees underlined the necessity of cooperation and joint action to confront the challenges facing the region and the world. The meeting reviewed several issues affecting the stability of the region, such as the war in Gaza and the security challenges in the Red Sea. The ministers renewed their call for all parties to exercise restraint and resort to dialogue to resolve disputes, he stated.
Al-Budaiwi affirmed the GCC’s support for Lebanon’s sovereignty and stability, expressing his concern over the recent violations that threaten to escalate the situation in the region. The meeting also mulled boosting cooperation between the GCC and the United States, particularly in air defense, cybersecurity, and economy, he unveiled. He added that there are plans for joint meetings and workshops in the future to enhance this partnership. The GCC chief reiterated the GCC countries’ commitment to strengthening their relations with the United States, stressing that the GCC-US partnership is based on strong historical relations and common interests. — KUNA