JEDDAH: ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ has pledged $33.7 million to help the World Health Organization (WHO) eradicate cholera in Yemen, where the disease has killed nearly 2,000 people, the WHO said on Sunday.
Gregory Hartl, a spokesman for the organization, confirmed that ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ had signed an agreement committing the funds to help the WHO battle the spread of cholera.
In a statement on Thursday, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ said the money committed to WHO was part of an overall effort to combat the cholera outbreak in Yemen.
The Kingdom said it also pledged $33 million to the UN’s children agency, UNICEF, for a project to improve water and sanitation facilities which are “drivers of the epidemic.â€
The Saudi aid was initially announced in June by Crown Prime Mohammed bin Salman.
Last week, the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, also pledged $10 million to help the WHO stem the spread of cholera in Yemen.
Saudis pledge $33.7 million to UN to fight cholera in Yemen
Updated 06 August 2017
Saudis pledge $33.7 million to UN to fight cholera in Yemen
