Kuwait donates $ 4 million for the displaced in Iraq

Kuwait donates $ 4 million for the displaced in Iraq

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BAGHDAD - The Journal News
The Kuwaiti government announced Wednesday a donation of $ 4 million to support the International Organization for Migration aid for Iraqis who have been displaced as a result of military operations for the liberation of Nineveh controlled by the terrorist organization Daesh.

He said Kuwait's Consul in Erbil Omar Al-Kandari, that help displaced families from Mosul is one of the priorities of the State of Kuwait, and we are delighted to partner with the International Organization for Migration in the use of funding more effectively to provide urgent needs of the displaced.

He pointed out that the Kuwaiti humanitarian work is part of the "Kuwait initiative stands with you," initiated by the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to alleviate the suffering of people displaced by fighting against Daesh.

It provides the funding necessary winter equipment, which includes fuel, clothing, blankets, mattresses and medical equipment and supplies bread "sheet" prepared in addition to in-kind items, including 2,000 tents sites International Organization of emergency for Migration, which is currently hosting more than 12,400 displaced people.

Kuwait provided support to the International Organization for Migration to the current crisis in Iraq to save fuel and winter packages for materials in-kind response.

For his part, President of the International Organization for Migration mission in Iraq Thomas Luther Weiss Kuwait praised the generous donation, which will help direct the Iraqis most affected by the operations of Mosul, he said, "We look forward to working together to expand the humanitarian response to meet the immediate needs of displaced people, especially during the cold winter."

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