Kuwait launches public relief campaign for Palestinian people

Kuwait launches public relief campaign for Palestinian people

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Ministry of Social Affairs, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Kuwait charity associations launched yesterday an urgent relief campaign to support the Palestinian people. Social Development Assistant undersecretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs Hanaa Al-Hajery announced in a press conference that this campaign comes within the framework of cooperation between Kuwait and Palestine to support the Palestinian people.

Hajery announced that this campaign was created after the instructions of the Council of Ministers in backing the brotherly people of Palestine after the recent events in Jerusalem and Gaza. She also said that it does not affect the other campaigns that were launched earlier, but it is in the same framework, and will join them. She elaborated that these charity campaigns will be organized all year long.

Meanwhile, Assistant Minister of Development Affairs and International Cooperation Nasser Al-Sabih expressed his pride in supporting the people of Palestine, saying that the Kuwaiti government is known for these initiatives and its position towards the Palestinian cause. “This campaign reflects the sentiments of the Kuwaiti people towards their brothers in Palestine, and they held their grounds since the beginning of this Zionist aggression,” he said.

Sabih also noted that the Kuwaiti