AMMAN: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) launched a program in Jordan to deliver Eid Al-Adha sacrificial meat to Syrian refugees and the poor. According to the KRCS statement, the program would benefit around 6,000 individuals throughout Jordan. The KRCS had launched similar campaigns in Palestine and Lebanon.
OIC in solidarity
Meanwhile, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha, expressed the OIC’s full support and solidarity with refugees on Thursday. During the celebration of World Refugee Day, he stressed the importance of prioritizing the humanitarian needs of this vulnerable group who have been forced to leave their homelands due to wars, conflicts, and natural disasters.
The Secretary-General expressed "his gratitude and admiration towards OIC Member States for their compassionate efforts in providing refuge to those displaced.” He emphasized that helping and protecting refugees is both a humanitarian and Islamic obligation, as dictated by the teachings of Islam, the OIC Charter, and relevant national and international laws.
The Secretary-General urged the international community to support these member states and emphasized the importance of establishing an equitable partnership. He also acknowledged that OIC Member States currently bear the highest share of the global refugee burden, hosting over half of the world’s refugees. Taha emphasized the importance of addressing the underlying causes of the refugee crisis in the Islamic world to assist this vulnerable group effectively.
He pointed out the consistent efforts of the General Secretariat, along with international partners and organizations such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to find long-term solutions and facilitate the voluntary, safe, and dignified return of refugees per established international agreements and protocols. The Secretary-General said that in the last quarter of this year, "the OIC will hold a donor conference to support refugees and displaced persons in the Sahel region and the Lake Chad basin, which will be graciously hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
The Secretary-General "highly valued the pivotal role played by the United Nations Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in alleviating the suffering of Palestinian refugees, especially in light of the recent developments in Palestine due to the brutal aggression against the defenseless Palestinian people and its destruction of UNRWA facilities and hundreds of tons of food and medicine in Gaza and the attacks on its headquarters in Jerusalem, calling on the international community to work hard to stop all legal and humanitarian violations and hold Zionist occupation accountable for its continuous crimes without adhering to the most basic international laws and norms.”
He also called on the international community, the United Nations, and member states of the organization to continue providing support to the agency to enable it to continue its services to Palestinian refugees until the right of return is achieved in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy. Meanwhile, World Refugee Day is celebrated on June 20 of each year and is devoted to reviewing the concerns, issues, and problems of refugees and people with no homes. — KUNA