Bahrain extends helping hand to the people of Afghanistan
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
Bahrain yesterday sent a plane carrying humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, which is on the verge of a critical economic and humanitarian crisis.
The move comes days after His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa had urged the international community to continue supporting the Afghan people.
King Hamad had said it is necessary to provide humanitarian relief aid, “considering its faiths, values and ensure peace and stability in the region and the whole world.” His Majesty had underlined the importance of international support to the Afghan people during a meeting with V. Muraleedharan, the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs.
Bahrain’s aid efforts also come as the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had warned of an impending humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan.
The aid packages by the Royal Humanitarian Foundation were seen off from the airport by His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HM King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs. After inspecting the first aid shipment, HH Shaikh Nasser expressed thanks and gratitude to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for the timely help.
HM King assigned RHF, chaired by HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, to supervise the operation. Bahrain, HH Shaikh Nasser said, is continuing to extend helping hand to needy people around the world, which comes within the endeavours of Bahrain to consolidate international solidarity and efforts to bring together people of the world.
HH Shaikh Nasser said the RHF is honoured to implement the directives of the His Majesty the King. He also lauded the Government’s support, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for the relief operations. His Highness also affirmed Bahrain full support to the Afghan people in the crisis.
RHF, Shaikh Nasser said, is preparing a shipment of urgent relief aid, which contains medical goods, which the Afghan people need desperately.
Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, valued highly the directives of His Majesty the King to extend a helping hand to the needy in the various countries of the world.
He stressed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is providing all needed help to the Royal Humanitarian Foundation to implement the directives of HM the King.
Dr Mustafa Al-Sayed, the Secretary-General of the Royal Humanitarian Foundation, said the royal directives come as part of His Majesty’s effort to support the brotherly and friendly people in various humanitarian conditions.
He said the RHF had prepared an urgent relief shipment that contains necessary medical and food materials in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health, and the Bahrain Defence Force.
The shipments will meet the basic and immediate needs of the Afghan people to help them in the current circumstances. Bahrain, he said, was and still is one of the first countries to extend a helping to people in need.
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