KUWAIT: Kuwait
continued its humanitarian efforts and activities last week in different parts
of the world met by applauds from senior officials and organizations. In
Kuwait, newly elected United Nations General Assembly President Tijjani
Muhammad-Bande said that His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber
Al-Sabah's UN humanitarian leader accolade was "well-deserved" due to
the country's "remarkable" global humanitarian record. Discussions he
held with officials, amid a visit to Kuwait, focused on how the country could
support nations in need, individually or through collective efforts with other
nations, he told KTV at UN House.

The UN official's
discussions with His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad
Al-Sabah also touched on support Kuwait extends to UN agencies. Kuwait has
"taken the lead" for many years on humanitarian issues worldwide,
particularly through the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development initiatives,
said the Nigerian diplomat, who was elected UNGA President in June, this year.
As a current member of the UN Security Council, Kuwait's efforts are
"important for all of us," he pointed out, particularly its
"engagement" with other member countries on crucial issues. His
Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was handed the honor
for his "exemplary humanitarian leadership" by former UN chief Ban Ki-moon
at a ceremony in New York in 2014.

Meanwhile,
Muhammad-Bunde's visit to Kuwait saw him giving a speech at the Kuwait
Diplomatic Institute, where the UN official listed several matters he viewed as
priorities amid his one-year term. The peaceful settlement of disputes through
conflict prevention and cooperation, the inclusion of women, youth and the
disabled, poverty eradication and urging nations to commit to climate action
were amongst the topics of his address. Speaking to KTV, he also alluded to the
importance of "partnerships" between nations to solve shortages one nation
might face compared to others. Where one nation lacks resources, another, with
an abundance, may provide, he suggested.

In the meantime,
Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) sent five trucks full of necessities,
foodstuff, and relief aid materials to Syrian refugees residing in Jordan. Top
official at KRCS Abdulrahman Al-Aoun said that Syrian refugee families in
Jordan and nearby Lebanon are in need of such relief aid now. He affirmed that
the society would continue to provide aid to the Syrian refugees throughout the
upcoming period to assist them during their current predicament. In Lebanon,
KRCS provided foodstuff to some 2,940 families.

According to head
of the KRCS delegation in Lebanon Abdullah Al-Rashidi, the campaign involves
the distribution of necessary food items to needy families in Lebanon. On a
daily basis, the KRCS-run campaign also delivers around 6,000 loaves of bread
to feed Syrian and Palestinian refugees, he affirmed. Lebanese humanitarian
officials and nationals always receive the KRCS campaign positively. - KUNA