RIYADH: Saudi aid agency, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), has implemented 1,238 humanitarian and relief projects in Yemen, with a total budget exceeding $4.8 billion, in cooperation with 362 United Nations agencies and international and local organisations.
Royal Court Advisor and KSrelief Supervisor General Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah said this during the visit of the President of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council to the KSrelief headquarters in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday.
Saudi Ambassador to Yemen and Supervisor of the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Programme for Yemen (SDRPY) Mohammed bin Saeed Al Jaber, Yemen’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Salem Saleh bin Breik, and representatives of the UN were also present on the occasion.
His Excellency Yemeni President Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi and His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General of #KSrelief, attended the launch of a new package of humanitarian and relief projects in Yemen. The package covers food, shelter, water, health and housing, and includes 100 volunteer programs serving 265,000 people. Together, these initiatives will benefit 3.435 million people.
#KSrelief continues its humanitarian efforts in #Yemen, having implemented 1,238 projects worth more than $4.8 billion in partnership with 362 UN agencies and international and local organizations.— KSrelief (@KSRelief_EN) October 27, 2026
Al-Alimi expressed the Yemeni people’s appreciation and gratitude to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for the valuable humanitarian assistance provided to Yemen through KSrelief and the SDRPY.
He said the assistance has reached various regions and governorates and all segments of Yemeni society without discrimination, noting that these noble Saudi gestures would remain etched in the memory of generations of Yemenis.
Al-Alimi also praises Saudi Masam project
Al-Alimi also praised the Masam Project for clearing Yemeni territory of landmines, which was awarded Yemen’s highest honors in recognition of its major efforts to restore life and eliminate the deadly mines planted by the Houthis.
He noted that the aid agency has become a source of pride for Saudi Arabia and the world, with its assistance reaching all countries in need and those affected by crises.
Al Rabeeah, in his remarks, noted that KSrelief has reached 113 countries and implemented 4,525 projects so far.
Saudi aid to Yemen exceeds $29 billion over a decade
He said Yemen has always been and remains KSrelief’s top priority in its efforts to alleviate the humanitarian suffering of the Yemeni people.
The Kingdom’s diverse assistance over the decade has exceeded $29 billion, with KSrelief providing aid without discrimination between Yemen’s regions and governorates or among segments of its population, Al Rabeeah noted.
He stressed that humanitarian work in Yemen faces major challenges due to the Houthis’ intransigence, which has blocked access, detained humanitarian workers, particularly UN staff, and targeted aid. The brotherly Yemeni people have not been spared these attacks, especially women and children, he said.
KSrelief urges UN action to ensure aid access to Taiz
He called on the UN and the international community to put an end to these violations, which have made Yemen one of the countries most in need of humanitarian assistance and left its people in dire humanitarian conditions. He also urged the UN and the international community to pressure the Houthis to open humanitarian corridors to deliver aid to the Yemeni people in Taiz.
Yemen was among the leading beneficiary countries, with 1,238 projects implemented at a cost exceeding $4.821 billion. These projects covered education, health, food security and other sectors. They also included specialised initiatives, such as 568 projects dedicated to women, valued at more than $585 million, and 559 projects dedicated to children, worth more than $806 million.
Other initiatives included the Reintegration of Children Formerly Associated with Armed Conflict (CFAAC) Project, KSrelief’s Masam Project for clearing Yemeni territory of landmines, and the Saudi Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Project.
Al-Alimi then also held a meeting with Al Rabeeah to discuss matters of mutual interest related to humanitarian and relief efforts in Yemen and ways to strengthen them.
Relief projects target food, shelter, water and healthcare
The projects launched by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) include the distribution of food baskets, shelter kits and tents, emergency food assistance, infant formula and medical supplies, as well as the provision of millions of liters of safe drinking water to displaced people in Lahj, Taiz and Aden.
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The initiatives also feature a residential complex comprising 232 solar-powered homes with public facilities in Hajjah Governorate and medical support for Yemen’s Ministry of Health. Collectively, the projects are expected to benefit 3.435 million people.
Saudi volunteer programmes to benefit 265,000 people
Al-Alimi also witnessed the launch of 100 Saudi volunteer programmes across Yemen, targeting 265,000 beneficiaries through cardiac care, blindness prevention, hearing rehabilitation, specialised surgery, training, education and economic empowerment.
He later toured the offices of KSrelief’s partner organisations and international agencies, where representatives briefed him on their joint humanitarian efforts with the centre.
