publish time

20/03/2023

author name Arab Times

publish time

20/03/2023

GENEVA, March 20: WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus praised on Monday Kuwait's aid for afflicted countries, especially the victims of the recent earthquake waves that hit Turkiye and Syria. This came in a statement during his meeting with Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations Naser Al-Hein at Kuwait Embassy headquarters in Geneva.

Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Nasser Al-Hayen, during a reception with the Director-General of the World Health Organization

On his part, Ambassador Al-Hein said that the meeting tackled latest humanitarian developments in Syria and Turkiye, and the amount of suffering that he witnessed in his visit to Aleppo. He added that the director-general briefed him on the organization's plans and programs to deal with the Turkiye-Syria crisis, and he valued Kuwait's contribution and efforts. (KUNA)