ADEN: Kuwait
continues to ease the suffering of Yemeni cities affected by war, as part of
the generous $100 million grant of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad
Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Yemen. The 'Kuwait by Your Side' campaign to improve the
deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Yemen is part of decades of Kuwaiti
efforts to aid the country and develop its infrastructure in different fields.
As the globe is set to celebrate the 'World Humanitarian Day' today, a number
of Yemeni activists and officials hailed Kuwait's prominent role in aiding
those in need in the war-torn country.

The Kuwaiti grant
played a huge role in improving the humanitarian conditions for Yemeni people,
Yemen's Minister of Local Administration Abed Araqib Fateh said yesterday.
Kuwait also donated a total of $750 million to UN organizations in charge of
aiding Yemen during the past three years, Fateh, who is also Chairman of the
Higher Human Relief Committee added.

Meanwhile, he
noted that 309,000 Yemenis in over six governorates benefitted from health and
food projects executed by Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) in the first half
of 2019. Moreover, Kuwait's Humanitarian Relief Society executed projects worth
about $3.3 million in the same time-period in eight governorates. The society
is also planning to execute upcoming projects in education, food and water,
with a cost of about $2.3 million, said Fateh.

In the meantime,
Yemen's Minister of Information Muammar Al-Aryani hailed the Kuwaiti donations
and humanitarian aid that eased the suffering of Yemenis affected by war. He
added that Kuwaiti projects in different fields in Yemen spread across all
governorates in the country. Taiz Governorate's first undersecretary Abdulqawi
Al-Mekhlafi also applauded Kuwait's generous donations for Yemen, especially in
Taiz.

He noted that
Kuwait funded projects related to the environment and health in the
governorate, during five years of siege by Houthi militias. Mekhlafi said that
water-related projects were especially of great impact on the lives of Yemeni
people, as it resolved the lack of water issue before it turned into a disaster
in the country. - KUNA