RIYADH: Saudi aid agency KSrelief has signed a $5.15 million cooperation agreement with the UN Population Fund to provide emergency protection for vulnerable groups in Ukraine.
The deal will benefit 49,360 people, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
It was signed by KSrelief Assistant Supervisor General for Operations and Programs Ahmed Al-Baiz and the fund’s deputy executive director, Andrew Saberton, in Riyadh.
The agreement will deliver essential services related to gender-based violence in affected areas of Ukraine.
It focuses on supporting mobile psychosocial teams, and establishing safe spaces for women and girls with economic empowerment opportunities, dignity kits and community psychological support.
Additionally, it aims to strengthen the capabilities of community psychological support service providers.
Al-Baiz also signed a cooperation agreement with the Benevolence Coalition for Humanitarian Relief in Riyadh to promote sustainable agriculture and empower the agricultural and fishery sectors of Yemeni governorates.
The deal will enhance the resilience of farmers and fishermen, and contribute to local food production by supplying agricultural inputs such as seeds, equipment, safety tools, fishing boats, veterinary kits and greenhouses.
It also involves training on agricultural and fishery practices, and improving irrigation by pumping water from wells, and establishing drip irrigation and canal networks.
