ShareKUWAIT: The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) reiterated on Monday Kuwait’s dedication to humanitarian support and international efforts aimed at alleviating the suffering in Sudan.
KRCS Deputy Chairman Anwar Al-Hasawi told KUNA that the current humanitarian situation, exacerbated by floods and heavy rains in various states of Sudan, has led to widespread displacement and severe damage to property and buildings. Al-Hasawi emphasized the urgent need for intervention from humanitarian organizations, underscoring that KRCS will persist in its support due to the dire humanitarian conditions, which have caused thousands of deaths and displaced millions.
These relief efforts are part of Kuwait’s broader role in global disaster response, he explained. KRCS has worked with the Embassy of Kuwait in Khartoum and the Sudanese Red Crescent Society to quickly deliver aid that addresses shortages in essential supplies and offers crucial necessities like food, medicine, and shelter.
Kuwait was among the first to establish an air bridge to Sudan amidst the ongoing conflicts, while sending medical supplies and relief materials and setting up water and shelter projects, Al-Hasawi pointed out.
Additionally, KRCS has launched a fundraising campaign titled “Help Sudan” to further support those in dire conditions. Meanwhile, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Sudan Fahad Al-Thafeeri announced Tuesday the completion of the necessary preparations for a Kuwaiti airlift to provide humanitarian and medical aid to the victims of landslides and war in Sudan.
The first stage of the airlift will start by sending a plane filled with around 40 tons of medical and humanitarian aid, as the first plane will arrive on Wednesday, followed by additional flights on the 15th, 18th, and 20th of August, said Ambassador Al-Thafeeri. He pointed out that the aid included ambulances, tents, foods, pesticides, and medicine, as part of a campaign launched by the Kuwait Society for Relief along with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, as well as many other Kuwaiti charities.
This humanitarian initiative comes in line with the directive of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to extend aid in Sudan to lessen the effects of wars and floods, he added.
He explained that these efforts are part of the airlift that initially began with the outbreak of war in Sudan and included 18 planes and two ships, one of which carried life-saving medicine for cancer patients. Kuwaiti charitable organizations and societies have launched dozens of humanitarian campaigns to alleviate the suffering of the war-traumatized people of Sudan, he stated.
The Ambassador praised the extensive efforts that official and local bodies in Kuwait have contributed in hastening the airlift launch, as well as the cooperation and facilities provided by Sudanese authorities to accomplish this endeavor despite the difficult circumstances that millions face in Sudan. — KUNA
