KUWAIT PROVIDES EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN RELIEF TO

UNCLAS KUWAIT 000992 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/ARP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID ECON PREF PREL YM KU SUBJECT: KUWAIT PROVIDES EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN RELIEF TO YEMEN REF: SANAA 1851 ¶1. (U) On October 13 the Amir, with the approval of the Cabinet Council, instructed the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society (KRCS) to send immediate emergency humanitarian assistance to Yemen. The Yemeni Red Crescent Society made the appeal for urgent support to the KRSC due to the deteriorating situation for civilians in Yemen,s northern governorate of Saada (reftel). ¶2. (U) Yousef Al-Meraj, Coordinator in the Department of Disasters Management and Emergency, Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society (KRCS),told post that the first set of trucks carrying supplies would move to Yemen by the beginning of next week. He confirmed that initial assistance will be sent immediately to the northern governorate of Saada and will include 11 trucks filled with thousands of tents and blankets. He stated that the Cabinet Council had designated no specific aid amount, and that KRCS had chosen the initial aid based on its ability to quickly prepare the aid for immediate shipment. He also stated that a second shipment of similar humanitarian assistance is planned but had no further details about the amount and timing. ********************************************* ********* For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: visit Kuwait's Classified Website at: http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Kuwa it ********************************************* ********* JONES