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- Envoy highlights Saudi humanitarian aid, calls for global cooperation at UN session in New York
RIYADH: ÂÜÀòÊÓÆµâ€™s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Abdulaziz Al-Wasil, has reaffirmed the Kingdom’s support for Afghanistan’s security and stability, emphasizing the importance of respect for its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Speaking during a UN General Assembly session in New York on the situation in Afghanistan, Al-Wasil expressed the Kingdom’s concern over the humanitarian and economic challenges facing the Afghan people.
He called for intensified international efforts to provide urgent relief and essential support to ease their suffering, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.
The envoy highlighted the Kingdom’s humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people through its aid agency, KSrelief. He underscored the importance of empowering Afghan women by promoting their rights in education, employment, and public life.
Al-Wasil also emphasized the critical need to prevent Afghan territory from being used as a base for terrorist activities or drug trafficking, warning of the threats these pose to regional and global security.
He reaffirmed ÂÜÀòÊÓÆµâ€™s commitment to continuing its support for political, humanitarian, and development initiatives aimed at stabilizing Afghanistan.
So far, KSrelief has implemented 57 projects worth almost $54 million in Afghanistan, according to the agency’s website.
The projects cover food security, health, education, water and sanitation, as well as humanitarian emergency relief coordination.