المملكة: Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques .. Details of the work of the Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum

Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and on his behalf – may God protect him – His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Riyadh region, attended today, the start of the work of the Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum in its fourth session, under the title “Explore the future Humanitarian response, “in King Faisal Conference Hall in Riyadh.
Upon his arrival, His Highness was received by His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, General Supervisor of the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Action Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al -Rabiah, and a number of the center’s officials.

After the royal peace, the ceremony began with recitation of verses from the Holy Quran. Then His Highness the Governor of Riyadh welcomed everyone in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

He said: I am honored to convey to you the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the sponsor of the Riyadh International Human Forum, and I have – may God bless me – have tweeted to deliver his speech at the fourth session of the forum: – “At a time when the world is witnessing the increasing disasters and crises that exacerbated the needs And humanitarian challenges, as this forum is held to highlight the most affected groups and influenced by these conditions, and to provide a platform to discuss The most important challenges that hinder humanitarian work, which can only be overcome by the concerted efforts of the international community.
He continued: “Today we celebrate the blessed march of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the humanitarian work derived from our true Islamic religion and the noble values ​​that the founding king Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud – may God have mercy on him – during which the Kingdom provided support and support to many brotherly and friendly countries in the face of disasters and crises with an amount of exceeding 100 million US dollars, and this march was founded by the establishment of the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Action a decade ago, which contributed – Thanks to God Almighty – in providing aid to millions of groups most in need in more than 100 countries by implementing more than 3.,000 humanitarian projects in an amount of more than 7 billion US dollars.

The future of humanitarian response

His Highness, the Governor of the Riyadh region, expressed his aspiration that the work of this forum is a new start to enhance cooperation, unify efforts and find innovative and sustainable solutions, which contribute to developing the future of humanitarian response.
After that, Dr. Abdullah Al -Rabiah gave the speech of the forum, in which he said: “The Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum in its fourth edition has become a milestone in the march of humanitarian work, which was honored by the generous sponsorship of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Highness the Crown Prince – may God protect them – as the convening of this copy coincides with From the forum that came under the title “Explore the Future of Human Response” with the passage of a decade of the establishment of the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Acts, which is a moment worthy of consolidating It is a little bit to discover from the lessons of the past what enables us to direct our procedures to plan steadily towards the future, as it comes after our celebration of the day of the founding of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, that occasion that brings back to the minds the moment in which our ancient state started three centuries ago based on the principles of synergy, cooperation and solidarity that it established. King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud – may God have mercy on him -.
He continued: Today we are witnessing how humanitarian work was present and strongly among the interests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – may God protect him – who presented the world the most valuable gift ten years ago when he announced the establishment of the King Salman Relief Center to be a pioneering center in providing Saudi humanitarian work The needy around the world according to the methodology of giving and planning, urgent relief intervention and long -term humanitarian work.

King Salman Relief Center

Dr. Al -Rabiah emphasized that a translation of this was the center to deliver goodness to the needy in 106 countries at a cost exceeding 7.3 billion US dollars through which 3,355 relief projects were implemented directly, or through its UN, international and local partners who numbered 466 organizers, to exceed the size of the Saudi bidding during decades The past five is 133.8 billion US dollars, as well as being one of the largest international centers Which implements external volunteer projects, where 876 volunteer projects have implemented 52 countries, in addition to his active participation with the United Nations in supporting global humanitarian trends, including sustainable development goals, contributing to creating creative arrival mechanisms, and achieving a strong and sustainable impact.
He explained that the forum is organized within the framework of concerted efforts with the international community, and the exchange of experiences; To face the challenges, and to bring about a real change in the mechanisms of dealing with humanitarian crises through 21 sessions in which 132 speakers participate, looking forward to this forum being a starting point for qualitative initiatives that open new horizons for humanitarian work and include innovative models that are inspired by their effectiveness of modern technologies in order to improve the operational efficiency of responses Humanity, optimal use of resources, and reducing duplication, which contributes to Meeting human needs and improving the lives of millions of needy people in the world.
He appealed to the donors and success partners from the public and private sectors in all countries of the world to provide the necessary support for humanitarian work to improve the efficiency and speed of response, and to meet the urgent humanitarian calls.

United Nations Organization

At the end of his speech, Dr. Al -Rabiah raised thanks, appreciation and gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Highness the Crown Prince – may God protect them – for the great support that the center receive King Salman Relief Center, and sponsors.
Then everyone watched a movie entitled (10 years of giving), reviewing the march of the King Salman Center for Distinguished Relief in the field of humanitarian work on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the center.

Saudi humanitarian aid

His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, delivered a speech in which he affirmed the keenness of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia throughout its history to extend a helping hand and assistance to the needy countries and peoples and relief from the afflicted in the world without discrimination, and based on its humanitarian principles and its role based on moderation and responsibility towards humanitarian issues, the Kingdom has made It has great efforts until it became one of the leading countries for humanitarian and developmental aid at the international level, as it exceeded The total humanitarian and relief aid provided by the Kingdom of $ 133 billion has benefited more than 172 countries.
He said: Under the directives of the wise leadership – may God support it – the Kingdom launched a group of different campaigns to help the brothers in the affected countries, the most prominent of which is the popular campaign in which the Saudi people contributed to the relief of their Palestinian brothers with a total donation of more than 700 million riyals, in addition to a “pore” project to remove mines from Yemeni lands and purification, as the project has contributed since 2018 by removing more than 430 thousand mines to reduce threats Directing the lives of the Yemeni people.
He added: The Kingdom has also initiated since the beginning of the Sudanese crisis by harnessing diplomatic efforts to work on the Jeddah 1 and Jeddah Agreement, which contributed to ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid to the needy, and the implementation of the first seafood process in the world for those stranded in Sudan from citizens and nationals of sister countries, which contributed to saving more than 8400 people from 110 different countries.

The escalation of humanitarian crises

The Foreign Minister affirmed the continuation of the Kingdom’s diplomatic and humanitarian efforts by strengthening partnerships with international organizations, expanding the provision of aid, exchanging the most prominent experiences and experiences, and seeking to achieve leadership in humanitarian work based on the principles that the Kingdom holds in this regard.
He said: In light of the escalation of humanitarian crises in recent years, we stress the importance of the role of effective humanitarian diplomacy in coordinating efforts and enhancing the humanitarian response as a supportive force of diplomatic efforts in overcoming humanitarian challenges by adhering to the principles of international and humanitarian law in securing humanitarian corridors and contributing to the dialogue to ensure aid reaching areas Conflict.
He added: The ongoing events in the region and the world arise our urgent need for a unified humanity to consolidate the principle of human dignity and its respect and intensify our efforts to prevent warfares, and to cooperate during crises in providing aid in accordance with international humanitarian law and the principles of work related And finding practical and effective solutions through regional and international cooperation.

Natural disasters

And he added: With the worsening of humanitarian needs to unprecedented stages, we stress the importance of finding radical solutions to humanitarian crises and developing humanitarian work by setting constructive solutions, enhancing cooperation and sharing information and the most prominent experiences to contribute to achieving the goals of noble humanitarian work, and finding innovative and sustainable solutions in order to avoid the expansion of the gap between the needs Humanity and available resources, and the Kingdom emphasizes the importance of coordinating efforts in light The challenges imposed by crises in addition to the pressures caused by natural disasters on the international community that suffers from increased burdens, the importance of effective humanitarian diplomacy in achieving the desired goals of strengthening human access and increasing the effectiveness of relief efforts by affecting decision -making mechanisms.
After that, the Governor of Riyadh and the attendees watched a documentary film on the Fourth Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum, which touched on the importance of solidarity and professional integration to explore the future of humanitarian response in light of the major challenges that afflict the world from humanitarian crises, natural disasters and emergency situations, and take the best measures towards it to develop this response and its tools.

Eliminate polio

Then His Highness witnessed the signing of the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Work polio.
The second agreement was signed with UNICEF CEO of $ 200 million to support the global initiative to eliminate polio.
Dr. Al -Rabiah also signed a third agreement with the President of the Islamic Development Bank, Dr. Muhammad Suleiman Al -Jasser, to support the living and living fund – the second stage, for the largest development initiative of its kind in the Middle East worth $ 100 million, with a unique global partnership to build a better future for the member states of the Islamic Development Bank, The fourth agreement with the CEO of the World Food Program Cindy McCain to distribute 100,000 tons of dates in 30 countries around the world.
At the end of the ceremony, His Highness the Governor of Riyadh honored the sponsors of the forum.
The ceremony was attended by a number of His Royal Highness Princes and Excellencies, Ministers, members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Kingdom, leaders of local, Gulf, Arab and international organizations, governmental and non -governmental and international organizations working in the humanitarian field and experts in it.