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In addition the Amir also noted the leading role
Kuwait has played in humanitarian affairs: “It is
a matter of pride that Kuwait, even though it is a
developing country, has assumed a top position in
the provision of humanitarian assistance in 2014…
with total aid [accounting] for 0.24% of GDP, the
highest rate among donors countries in the world.”
Humanitarian leaders
In 2014, the UN officially recognised the
humanitarian leadership of the Amir, who UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon described as a
“great humanitarian leader of our world”. Ban
went on to laud the pledging conferences that
UN honours
HH Amir of
Kuwait as
humanitarian
leader
Kuwait has hosted in order to raise money for
the people of Syria and neighbouring countries.
Kuwait’s leadership and funding, he said, has “saved
tens of thousands of lives, and has galvanized others
to participate in coordinated international action”.
The Kuwait Fund has supported this humanitarian
work through grants worth $90 million in 2016 alone.
The money has gone to projects supporting refugees
in Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, where health,
education, social affairs and water services are being
improved in host communities.
In the words of Ban Ki-moon, “Kuwait may be a
small country in size, but she has a big and broad
and compassionate heart.”
1990
During the Iraqi invasion of
Kuwait, the Fund continued
to perform its duties, signing
seven loan agreements.
1992
The first agreement with
a Latin American country,
the Republic of Honduras.
2004
The Kuwait Fund launched
a training programme for
newly graduated Kuwaiti
Engineers and architects.
2016
Projects signed by Kuwait
Fund reached 900.
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