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King Salman Relief and Humanitarian Aid Centre (K.S. relief) creates blossom of progress
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Saudi Arabia through its humanitarian arm, financed at least 492 projects in 42 countries to the tune of billions of USD in the past three years.
The King Salman Relief and Humanitarian Aid Centre (K.S. relief) revealed in a statistical report carried by the local media this week.
The centre, which was established in May 2015, showed that it made the funding with the participation of 125 partners.
The centre statistics show it financed 301 projects in Yemen alone worth $1.67 billion USD with collaboration of 80 local corporate partners.
It reveals its projects in Yemen which covered a wide area including food, security, health, water, accommodation, environment, education, communications and a variety of other projects.
Sauid Arabi has come under international scrutiny for its heavy involvement in the Yemen civil war over recent years.
The statistics also reveal that with the contribution of five partners, it has financed 12 projects worth $16.8 million USD for the Rohinga Muslims in Myanmar and Bangladesh, where they took refuge.
It also showed it financed 49 humanitarian projects in Syria at a cost of $83 USD million in collaboration with 15 partners.
In Somalia, the K. S. relief centre financed nine projects at a cost of $21.9 million USD which consisted of food, water, environment and others.
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