The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief), the Saudi oversight body for the state’s humanitarian programs, has provided aid to 44 different countries across the world. Total given aid amounts to $3.25 billion spent over 996 humanitarian projects covering, food and water security, shelter, education, environmental and social aid.
Receiving $1.99 billion, Yemen is the biggest beneficiary of KSRelief programs. The aid group has carried out 330 projects, such as building and equipping schools and sending food baskets regularly, in the war-torn country.
In 2018, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) prepared a humanitarian response plan for Yemen, estimated at $3.12 billion, of which 85.3% was funded by donors at $2.65 billion. Saudi Arabia was the largest donor, pledging a total of $541.60 million, nearly 20.4% of the whole plan’s quota.
KSRelief’s exceptional partnership building gave its global outreach programs a boost, helping it to further lessen the suffering of peoples and support the prosperity and development of the individual in target communities.