Dr. Aqeel al-Ghamdi, assistant General Supervisor for Planning and Development at KSRelief, has affirmed that the center doesn’t deal with any party that is proven to be involved in corruption. Corruption in humanitarian work is intolerable, immoral, and criminalized by all international conventions and the international humanitarian law, he said, adding that the centers agreements with all parties stipulate that the center be notified of any suspected corruption. He stressed that KSRelief and all international organizations apply the ‘zero tolerance’ policy when it comes to corruption in relief and humanitarian aid. There is also ongoing monitoring and evaluation for the projects on a regular bases. Ghamdi told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the center has provided since its establishment relief and humanitarian aid to 47 countries where up to 1,219 projects were implemented with a total value of USD4.3 billion. Ghamdi, who is also the head of the Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum (RIHF) supervisory committee, asserted that the work did not stop with the end of the first session of the forum, which was held last year. On the contrary, it continued through the committees and reached out to international partners from donor countries and international and regional organizations that attended the previous forum. This year’s forum saw a huge turnout with the total number of registered reaching 2,342 from 295 international parties including 21 UN organizations and 48 international organizations and authorities, 30 government parties and 11 universities, he noted. The Forum will discuss in two days strengthening the link between humanitarian and development work, mass migrations overseas from Africa to the Gulf states and Europe, women, children, and people with needs in conflict zones and the challenges of humanitarian action. KSRelief came among the top 10 humanitarian aid donors in Yemen, with up to USD1.216 billion that is 31.3 percent of the total need, he said. Ghamdi confirmed that the centers operations continue despite the obstructions laid by Houthis such as hindering access of aid to Yemenis and targeting the humanitarian work. Since the crisis until Feb. 2020, KSRelief has implemented 432 projects in all sectors, he said.