Wednesday, 1 April 2020, Kuwait City, State of Kuwait: His Highness the Emir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah IV Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah, on behalf of the House of Sabah, donated 5 million Kuwaiti dinars in contribution to a recently launched fund to mitigate the fallout caused by the virus Covid-19 as announced by the Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs, HE Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah.
The private amirial donation came after the announcement that the State of Kuwait donated US$40 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) in contribution to the fight against the spread of COVID-19, currently sweeping the world.
The donation was ordered upon directions from the country’s Emir in an effort to relieve efforts of the international organisation in its battle to contain the pandemic.
On 11 March 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a “global pandemic”.
For further information:
WHO: https://www.who.int/news-room/releases
Government of Kuwait: https://www.e.gov.kw/sites/kgoenglish/Pages/Visitors/AboutKuwait/GoverningBodyTheAmir.aspx
Picture by Diwan Al Amiri, State of Kuwait.
