saudi arabia
By Staff Writer, Saudi Gazette
13 November, 2020
As part of the agreement, multi-use housing units worth $2mln will be made to rehabilitate the refugees
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia signed virtually on Thursday an agreement with the United States to implement a multi-sector program to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox's Bazar district, Saudi Press Agency reported.
As part of the agreement, multi-use housing units worth $2 million will be made to rehabilitate the refugees. The rehabilitation program will be implemented by the World Food Program.
The agreement was signed by Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah , supervisor-general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), Saudi Arabia’s charity arm, and John Barsa, acting deputy administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), in the presence of Princess Reema Bint Bandar, Saudi ambassador to the US and John Abizaid, US ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
A
total of 87,165 individuals are expected to benefit from the program,
including the people in need and most affected by natural disasters and
conflicts in Bangladesh.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Al-Rabeeah lauded the agreement. He said Saudi Arabia has always stood by the Rohingya, both in their areas of displacement and in the Kingdom and has provided them with all necessary services, care and facilities.
Al-Rabeeah
said the agreement comes within the framework of continuous Saudi
support to alleviate the suffering of the Rohingya people. He thanked
the Saudi government led by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King
Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman for its valuable assistance
to affected people and countries across the world.
For
his part, John Barsa thanked KSrelief and the WFP for the partnership
in Bangladesh and other countries. He said that for more than three
years Rohingya refugees have suffered, and that through this agreement
they will receive much-needed support.
Princess
Reema Bint Bandar said that KSrelief plays a key role in providing
relief to disaster zones and people in need around the world. The Saudi
charity arm has taken part in more than 1,300 humanitarian operations to
date.
She added that KSRelief, along
with USAID, will complement WFP’s efforts in helping Rohingya refugees
in Cox’s Bazar. She said the agreement is a testament to what the
continuous Saudi partnership with the US is capable of achieving, in
order to achieve peace, security and prosperity in the region and around
the world.
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