Saudi Arabia Has Exceeded Its UN Target For Charity Work Overseas

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The head of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) announced details of the Kingdom’s humanitarian efforts, which have exceeded targets set by the UN.

Saudi Arabia’s gross official development assistance amounted to $65.9 billion between 1994 and 2014, representing 1.9 percent of the Kingdom’s Gross National Income.

This is a percentage that is higher than the United Nations’ target of 0.7 percent

Just in the last three years, the total assistance provided to Yemen amounted to more than $1.543 billion.

Overall, the Kingdom had contributed to humanitarian education projects in 32 countries around the world, highlighting that 132 projects worth more than $5 billion were being implemented, benefiting two million people and 393,000 students.

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