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RIYADH: ������Ƶ highlighted its humanitarian efforts worldwide as it marked International Day of Charity, a UN initiative promoting social responsibility, volunteering, and the role of charitable institutions in providing aid and supporting communities.

The National Center for Non-Profit Sector plays a key role in regulating and supervising the sector, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

It aims to support the sector’s operations and help achieve goals aligned with Saudi Vision 2030, including increasing the nonprofit sector’s contribution to the national economy to 5 percent and raising the number of volunteers to 1 million by 2030.

Charitable work is a pillar of social solidarity, and the Kingdom has contributed to humanitarian efforts worldwide, the SPA reported.

Saudi charitable organizations provide diverse services, from healthcare and housing assistance to vocational training programs that help young people become self-reliant, reflecting the sector’s reach across the Kingdom.

The UN General Assembly in 2012 designated Sept. 5 as International Day of Charity to raise awareness and encourage participation in charitable activities.

Marking the day, Saudi aid agency KSrelief highlighted the Kingdom’s humanitarian work. Since 1975, ������Ƶ has provided more than $141 billion in aid, funding 8,134 projects in 174 countries.

In the past decade, KSrelief has implemented 3,632 projects in 108 countries, worth more than $8.15 billion.

These projects have assisted millions of people in countries including Yemen, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, and Somalia, according to the report.

Recent efforts in the Gaza Strip included delivering more than 7,500 tons of aid and 20 ambulances via air and sea.

The Sahem electronic donation platform has also raised more than SR1.61 billion ($430 million), reflecting public trust in the agency.

KSrelief has received several international awards, and the Kingdom initiated the UN designation of Nov. 24 as World Conjoined Twins Day. These efforts align with Saudi Vision 2030 to promote a more equitable and inclusive future.

CAIRO: ������Ƶ's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji recently met with Phillipe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, in Egypt.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 164th Arab League Council session for foreign ministers, at which the council issued a resolution supporting regional security, condemning threats to Arab states’ sovereignty, and calling for an end to Israel’s occupation of Arab lands.

Elkhereiji and Lazzarini reviewed cooperation between the Kingdom and the UNRWA and discussed current regional and international developments, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Separately, Elkhereiji met Mauritanian Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Merzoug to discuss bilateral relations, regional and global challenges, and ongoing efforts to address them.