Riyadh: Saudi has signed a joint agreement with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to implement seven projects worth $46 million.
Through this agreement, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) aims to support Yemeni children affected by the coronavirus and provide them with educational opportunities through remote learning.
The centre also hopes to develop plans that allow children to safely return to school and train teachers to deal with the challenges brought on by the pandemic.
Signed by KSRelief general supervisor Dr Abdullah Al-Rabeeah and UNICEF’s Representative in the Gulf region Eltayeb Adam, the ceremony was held over video call.
The agreement will “support Yemeni children’s access to quality education opportunities by equipping schools, providing educational supplies to students and building the capacities of staff,” Saudi Press Agency reported.
It "also includes enabling children and their families to access psychosocial support and mental health services.”
The projects, which will be carried out in cooperation with Yemen’s education ministry and provincial authorities in 20 regions, will provide emergency COVID-19 equipment in several regions, such as Aden, Lahj, Abyan, Taiz and Socotra, including ventilators, monitoring devices and defibrillators to treat patients in intensive care units.
The charity will also set up 60 respiratory screening points in hospitals and health centres, provide personal protective equipment for medical staff and train health professionals to tackle outbreaks.
Last week KSRelief signed deals to provide more than $200 million of assistance to Yemen through the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organisation, and the UN Higher Commissioner for Refugees.
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