SHABWAH: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center distributed recently over 21 tons and 186 kgs of food baskets in Shabwah, Yemen, benefiting 3,564 people. This aid comes within the framework of humanitarian and relief projects being provided by the Kingdom, through KSrelief, to support food security in Yemen. Riyadh has in recent years pumped more than $19 billion into the international Yemeni aid program, the head of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center said. Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the center’s general supervisor, said the money had been put toward humanitarian and economic development projects in the war-torn country. He was speaking during a virtual UN meeting, co-hosted by Sweden and Switzerland, aimed at rallying financial support for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The event was also attended by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis, Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Anne Lindy, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, and Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Wasel. Al-Rabeeah pointed out that the Kingdom remained fully committed to supporting all efforts aimed at reaching a sustainable political solution to the situation in Yemen and ensuring the unity and safety of the country.