RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will provide food and
medical aid to the most devastated regions in
Syria in cooperation with the International
Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and Red
Crescent Societies.
An agreement to this effect was signed on
Saturday by Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-
Rabeah, supervisor general of the King Salman
Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre and adviser
at the Royal Court, and Elhadj Amadou Sy,
Secretary General of IFRC and Red Crescent
Societies.
The agreement comes in the wake of the
directives of Custodian of the Two Holy
Mosques King Salman to provide aid to the
most devastated Syrian regions.
Saudi Arabia has been supporting Syrians by
providing accommodation and allowing the
Syrians living in the Kingdom to bring their
families and relatives to live with them
unconditionally. As many as 343,150 Syrians
are registered in the public education and
university education in the Kingdom free of
cost. In addition, free medical services are
provided to Syrians in all government hospitals
in the Kingdom. They are also issued permits to
start business.
More than 2 million Syrians have benefited
from the Kingdom’s assistance since the
beginning of the Syrian crisis.
The Kingdom has honored commitments for
Syrian refugees by providing $100 million,
raising the total aid to $780 million since 2011.
The people-driven aid was delivered to the
Syrian refugees through the Saudi National
Campaign to Support Brethren in Syria, under
the direct supervision of the Crown Prince
Mohammed Bin Naif.

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