RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center will distribute 156,993 food baskets across 19 countries during the holy month of Ramadan. Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of KSrelief, inaugurated the SR37 million ($10 million) “Eta’am” initiative on Sunday. The project aims to reach 901,463 people. Al-Rabeeah said that the project comes as part of the continuous humanitarian aid provided by the Saudi government to impoverished people around the world. He added that it will support food needs and improve living conditions for the neediest groups in several countries during Ramadan. Al-Rabeeah stressed the keenness of the Kingdom to contribute to relief efforts, noting that it ranked third worldwide in 2021 in providing humanitarian aid. He said that since KSrelief’s founding in May 2015, it has launched more than 1,920 projects in vital sectors across 79 countries, spending more than $5.6 billion in the process. According to a recent report, the countries and territories that have benefited the most from KSrelief aid are Yemen ($4 billion), Palestine ($368 million), Syria ($325 million) and Somalia ($210 million). The center’s programs cover food security, water sanitation and hygiene, health, education, humanitarian and emergency relief coordination, logistics, nutrition and emergency telecommunication.