الربيعة من بروكسل: العالم العربي يشهد أشد الأزمات الإنسانية إلحاحاً في العالم

The advisor at the Royal Court and General Supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, highlighted the international community's appreciation for Saudi Arabia's leading role in addressing humanitarian crises and the diligent efforts made by the Kingdom's leadership to lift sanctions on the Syrian Arab Republic, which contributed to creating a favorable environment for a positive response from the United States of America. This will have an impact on improving the delivery of humanitarian aid and providing a better life for the Syrian people. This was stated during his participation in the dialogue seminar: "Crises in the Middle East: The Challenge of Protecting Lives and Respecting International Humanitarian Law" as part of the European Humanitarian Forum held in Brussels.

Al-Rabeeah expressed his appreciation to the European Commission for its focus on humanitarian crises around the world, especially in the Middle East, where conflicts continue, displacement waves are escalating, and infrastructure is collapsing. He pointed out that more than 65 million people in the Middle East need humanitarian assistance. Al-Rabeeah added that the Arab world is witnessing many of the most pressing humanitarian crises globally, due to ongoing conflicts and instability in countries such as Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Lebanon, and Palestine. He noted that global humanitarian needs remain the most urgent, focusing on food security, water and environmental sanitation, healthcare, shelter, and education. One of the immediate challenges in areas experiencing high rates of population movement and displacement is how to deliver aid to those who are in dire need of it, in addition to the challenges faced by humanitarian workers in the field, such as some being detained and facing physical threats or injury while performing their duties, or being provided with inaccurate information regarding needs assessments, as well as the burning, looting, and confiscation of relief trucks and warehouses. He also touched on the importance of addressing the funding gap to avoid humanitarian disasters and prevent more people from becoming dependent on humanitarian aid by encouraging more donors to meet the increasing needs and establishing strategic partnerships to support more humanitarian projects, noting that Saudi Arabia has achieved significant success through the "Sahim" electronic platform campaigns, which encourage individuals to donate, as well as the substantial contributions from the Saudi private sector in responding to international humanitarian appeals.