QRCS implemented QR666 million worth of projects, aid: QRCS President
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Doha: President of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) HE Yousef bin Ali Al Khater revealed that over the past five years, QRCS has implemented projects...
Doha: President of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) HE Yousef bin Ali Al Khater revealed that over the past five years, QRCS has implemented projects and provided aid in Asia with over QR 666 million, from which around 26 million people in 23 Asian countries have benefited.
In his remarks to Qatar News Agency (QNA), His Excellency indicated that QRCS is focusing its efforts on Asia, given the frequent natural disasters that various Asian countries suffer from, such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, landslides, monsoon rains, and severe cold waves.
His Excellency said that among the Asian regions that QRCS focuses on in its work are the countries of South and Southeast Asia, such as Nepal, the Philippines, and Bangladesh, where QRCS has provided aid to more than 5 million people since 2017 with more than QR 76 million.
In this context, His Excellency said that the QRCS's interventions include various forms of assistance needed by those affected by conflicts and disasters, such as health aid, shelter, distribution of food and non-food items, securing drinking water and sanitation, supporting livelihoods, and rebuilding family ties.
Regarding the impact that such projects have had on the targeted communities in Asia, HE Yousef bin Ali Al Khater stressed that QRCS is always one of the first initiators in responding to disasters and crises by activating the Emergency Information Management Center and sending trained relief teams to affected areas.
