BEIRUT, June 5 (KUNA) The Kuwait based International Islamic Charity Organization (IICO) handed out Friday at least 1,000 food quotas to Syrian refugees living in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.
In a statement to KUNA, IICO's Director General Salem Hamada said toys and gifts were delivered to children, adding IICO will rebuild two Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon, which caught fire last week. He affirmed that Kuwait has been aiding Syrian refugees since the outbreak of the country's crisis, hoping that the aid would contribute to alleviating the suffering of refugees facing tough times.
This aid and the rebuilding of the two camps are part of Kuwait's policy aiming to support needy people all over the world, he said.
Meanwhile, the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) wrapped up Friday its humanitarian campaign designed for vulnerable people in Lebanon.
Head of KRCS delegation to Lebanon Musaed AlEnzi told KUNA that the society has distributed food aid to at least 1,000 Lebanese families in northern Lebanon, saying five batches of aid were handed out to cover 5,000 families living in different areas.
According to official statistics, Lebanon is hosting more than 1.2 Syrian refugees; mostly in Bekaa, northern Lebanon, Akkar, Tripoli and other areas.
Kuwait, through its institutions, is a major country that has been supporting Syrian refugees in Lebanon since the outbreak of the crisis. (end) mah.hm