What a mockery out of Palestinian people, billions of dollars worth goods and stuff have been destroyed by israelis over the decades and all al-sauds could offer was peanuts.
saudi arabia has always covered Palestine and its people financially as well as other countries. just tell me a single country has done the same.
Foreign Aid
July 13, 2012 Kingdom provides 200 tons of aid to Comoros
July 13, 2012 Kingdom gives $20 million to UNESCO Emergency Fund
July 10, 2012 Saudi planes deliver 200 tons of food to Burkina Faso
July 9, 2012 Saudi Arabia, Arab League contribute to construction of 21 villages in Darfur
July 7, 2012 IIROSA provides housing for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
July 2, 2012 Kingdom offers full scholarships to 75 Ugandan college students
June 30, 2012 4th Saudi relief plane arrives in Ethiopia
June 28, 2012 Saudi Arabia delivers food aid to Ethiopia
June 23, 2012 Saudi aid convoy arrives in Jordan for displaced Syrians families
June 22, 2012 Saudi cardiology team arrives in Kyrgyzstan to conduct surgeries
June 19, 2012 Saudi Arabia donates $5 million to Gaza through UNRWA
June 11, 2012 Saudi Relief Campaign for Somalia signs agreement with UNICEF
June 10, 2012 Saudi Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives delivers 440 tons of dates
June 7, 2012 Saudi Campaign funds medical services in Gaza
June 6, 2012 Saudi Arabia provides dates to Egypt and Ghana
June 5, 2012 IIROSA digs wells for orphans in Somalia
June 1, 2012 King Abdullah receives Lebanese President
May 24, 2012 Saudi Embassy in Algiers delivers 275 tons of dates to WFP
May 24, 2012 Kingdom hosts Friends of Yemen meeting, pledges $3.25 billion in aid
May 23, 2012 Saudi Arabia grants $105 million to Yemen for two development projects
May 19, 2012 WAMY implements programs for orphans in Kyrgyzstan, Kurdistan, Cameroon
May 18, 2012 Saudi Committee for the Relief of the Afghan People supports Education Ministry
May 16, 2012 Saudi Arabia signs two agreements to construct houses in Pakistan
May 12, 2012 IIROSA provides additional aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan
May 10, 2012 Saudi Arabia and Egypt sign MoU for aid package to Egypt
May 6, 2012 SRCA President receives U.S. Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan
May 6, 2012 Sacrificial meat shipment arrives in Comoros Island
May 5, 2012 Saudi Ambassador to Djibouti hands over 90 tons of dates to WFP Office
May 1, 2012 Saudi Arabia donates one million dollars to Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies
April 29, 2012 Sacrificial meat sent to Tanzania
April 22, 2012 Campaign for the Relief of Palestinian People in Gaza provides medical supplies
April 17, 2012 Kingdom participates in launch of campaign to eradicate polio in Sudan
April 12, 2012 Saudi school in Pakistan holds charity bazaar in support of orphans
April 10, 2012 IIROSA sends food aid to Somali orphans
April 4, 2012 IIROSA sends aid to Mauritania
March 25, 2012 SRCA President meets with Jordanian, Turkish, Lebanese counterparts
March 22, 2012 First batch of Saudi aid arrives in Yemen
March 22, 2012 Saudi Arabia sends heaters to Tunisia
March 22, 2012 GCC-sponsored international meeting on Yemen begins in Riyadh
March 18, 2012 IIROSA prepares program to assist Syrian refugees in Lebanon
March 15, 2012 IIRC provides urgent assistance to Syrian refugees in Lebanon
March 9, 2012 Saudi aid arrives in Tunisia
March 8, 2012 Saudi Embassy delivers 200 tons of dates to Pakistan
March 3, 2012 Fifth Saudi aid shipment departs Riyadh for Tunisia
March 1, 2012 Fourth Saudi plane delivers aid to Tunisia
March 1, 2012 IIROSA provides relief assistance to Syrian refugees
February 29, 2012 Second and third Saudi relief planes arrive in Tunisia
February 28, 2012 Kingdom gives Sierra Leone 20 tons of medical supplies
February 27, 2012 First batch of Saudi humanitarian aid arrives in Tunisia
February 27, 2012 Saudi Hajj meat arrives in Sudan
February 23, 2012 International Conference on Somalia opens in London
February 23, 2012 Saudi Ambassador to Senegal delivers 100 tons of dates
February 20, 2012 Saudi Arabia donates $10 million to UNRWA
February 13, 2012 Arab Foreign Ministers recommend $100 million monthly safety net for Palestinians
January 16, 2012 King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session (1/16/12)
January 13, 2012 Saudi Arabia donates medical supplies to Pakistan
January 12, 2012 World Food Program hails Saudi Arabia’s support
January 12, 2012 Distribution of meat in West African nations begins
January 10, 2012 IIROSA provides health care to 350,000 patients around the world
January 8, 2012 Yemeni Minister of Health thanks Kingdom for polio immunization assistance
December 30, 2011 OIC participates in humanitarian relief works in Philippines
December 28, 2011 Saudi Campaign for Pakistan signs accord with UNICEF
December 24, 2011 OIC to send humanitarian mission to the Philippines
December 23, 2011 Kingdom donates $25 million to Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria
December 17, 2011 Saudi Arabia supports polio eradication in Niger
December 16, 2011 AGFUND launches microfinance bank in Africa to support the poor
December 12, 2011 Sacrificial meat distributed among Palestinian refugees in Jordan
December 7, 2011 IDB and UNRWA sign accords to support education and reconstruction in Gaza
November 22, 2011 King’s Charitable Campaign dispatches second caravan in Pakistan
November 20, 2011 Saudi aid distributed to 7,000 families in Somalia
November 15, 2011 Saudi Campaign distributes food, tents, and blankets in Pakistan
November 15, 2011 OIC, UN sign agreement for coordination of humanitarian action
November 7, 2011 Saudi Campaign distributes meat in Pakistan
October 31, 2011 Crown Prince Nayef chairs Cabinet session (10/31/11)
October 29, 2011 Saudi Campaign dispatches relief convoy to Pakistan
October 27, 2011 Kingdom offers $50 million to Turkey
October 26, 2011 Saudi humanitarian aid arrives in Mogadishu
October 20, 2011 King Abdullah to host 1,400 Muslims during this year’s Hajj
October 19, 2011 Emergency project to provide potable water for Somalia approved
October 19, 2011 Kingdom donates $900,000 worth of dates to WFP
October 14, 2011 Saudi Ambassador to Cameroon delivers gift to World Food Program
October 13, 2011 Saudi Campaign for the Relief of the Pakistani People kicks off projects
October 10, 2011 OIC, USAID discuss prospects for cooperation
October 3, 2011 Prince Nayef directs aid to victims of Pakistani floods
October 2, 2011 IIROSA provides drinking water to 50,000 families in Somalia
September 30, 2011 Kingdom contributes $10 million to reconstruct Nahr Al-Bared refugee camp
September 29, 2011 United Nations hails Kingdom’s $30 million commitment to polio eradication
September 22, 2011 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Campaign sends food baskets to Gaza
September 21, 2011 Saudi food assistance delivered to Algeria
September 20, 2011 Saudi relief plane arrives in Cameroon
September 15, 2011 Saudi Ambassador delivers financial assistance to government of Guinea
September 4, 2011 Humanitarian sealift for Somalia launched
August 25, 2011 IIROSA distributes more than 7 million kilograms of aid in Somalia
August 24, 2011 Saudi Campaign for Somalia raises $54 million in 2 days
August 23, 2011 Saudi Arabia provides $500,000 to Guinea
August 22, 2011 Saudi National Campaign for the Relief of the Somali People kicked-off
August 21, 2011 King Abdullah receives Qatari Prime Minister
August 18, 2011 OIC pledges $350 million for Somalia anti-starvation program
August 8, 2011 100 tons of Saudi dates delivered to Cameroon
August 2, 2011 UNRWA thanks Saudi Arabia for donations to Palestinians in Gaza
August 2, 2011 Saudi Arabia delivers 424 tons of dates to Syria
Regions
[edit]Middle East
Saudi Arabia pledged $1 billion in export guarantees and soft loans to Iraq. For Lebanon, it pledged a total of $1.59 billion in assistance and deposits to the Central Bank of Lebanon in 2006 and pledged an additional $1.1 billion in early 2007.[4] Of that aid, $500 million dollars were intended for reconstruction.[5]
After the Iranian earthquake, Saudi Arabia pledged more than $200,000 to the victims.[6]
Saudi Arabia is one of the largest providers of aid to the Palestinian people.[7] Since 2002, Saudi Arabia has given more than $480 million in monetary support to the Palestinian Authority, and has supported Palestinian refugees by contributing to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Through the Arab League it has provided more than $250 million for the Palestinians, and pledged $500 million in assistance over the next three years at the Donors Conference in Dec 2007.[4] Unlike aid from other nations, Saudi Arabian aid to Palestinians was not disrupted by the election of Hamas.[7]
[edit]South Asia
After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the resulting massive tsunamis, the Saudi government gave $30 million in aid to aid the victims, including a $5 million private donation by King Fahd (Saudis in total, including citizens, donated more than $80 million).[8]
In the aftermath of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, Saudi Arabia donated over US$3.3 million, more than any other country,[9] and promised an additional $573 million, also the maximum amount of money pledged.[10] Saudi Arabia also provided 4000 pre-fabricated houses to Pakistan through the Saudi Public Assistance for Pakistan Earthquake Victims (SPAPEV). The houses, which were to be equipped with all required facilities, cost over $16.7 million.[11] The SPAPEV also distributed 230,000 blankets, 150,000 quilts, 10,000 ordinary tents, 2,500 special winterized water proof tents, 100,000 stoves, 100,000 food.[12]
The Saudi government pledged $230 million to development in Afghanistan. It has also pledged $133 million in direct grant aid, $187 million in concessional loans, and $153 million in export credits for Pakistan earthquake relief.[4]
In the aftermath of the 2010 Pakistan floods, Saudi Arabia has donated more than US $361.99 million for the relief operation, topping the list of all donating countries.[13] Saudi royal family donated $20 million on the first day whereas Saudi citizens donated more than $107 million were collected in the first three days.[14] Saudi Arabia started the largest air relief bridge in the history and also donated two hospital consisting of 100 beds.[15]
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Geneva - Saudi Arabia was the largest international donor to humanitarian appeals, when measured as a percentage of the national economy, the United Nations reported Tuesday. The Saudi kingdom gave 0.19 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) to humanitarian funding.
Sweden, which gave 0.14 per cent of its national product and Norway with 0.13, followed in the list of top donor countries.
Many small European countries, with large and generally affluent populations, were also part of the lead countries by GDP. Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates were also large proportional donors.
The United States came in 19th on the list, having donated 0.02 per cent of GDP in 2008, ahead of Tonga.
The figures were released on the same day the UN announced its humanitarian appeals for 2009 are short 4.8 billion dollars six months into the year.
Saudi Arabia | Global Humanitarian Assistance
as in the last thirty years saudi arabia had spent over than 83 billion Dollars, which equals 4% of its Annual Gross Domestic Product, for helping more than 87 countries. Therewith all the industrialized countries put together had never achieved the same amount. Moreover it exceeded the average expenditures for humanitarian aid that is established by the UN and amounts 0, 07% of the Gross Domestic Product.
The government of Saudi Arabia not only gives financial and humanitarian aid to Arabic and Muslim countries, but spreads it to who needs it. Saudi Arabia always initiates gathering donation campaigns when necessary, especially for countries affected with elemental disasters or conflicts; Thereby Saudi Arabia occupies this high rank classification among the countries that provide humanitarian aids, additionally it is considered as one of the most important donators in the region and in the world. Providing aids by Saudi Arabia was a strategic decision taken within the frame of the international organizations, therefore Saudi Arabia is counted as a country that has great influence on the world economy, and it is included on the list of the 20th most developed countries worldwide. Moreover Saudi Arabia is counted as the leader country in Arabic and Muslim world; particularly in terms of financing underdeveloped countries on the economical and social levels, however special attention Saudi Arabia surrounds poor and none developed countries. In spite of the economical difficulties that Saudi Arabia had dealt with in the midst of the 80th, it managed to donate approximately 5,5% of the Gross Domestic Product for underdeveloped countries. Saudi Arabia could be called with good conscience as a "Kingdom of Humanity".
Saudi Arabia supports as well the World Food Program that lies under patronage of the UN, and donated over than 50 million Dollars to that program at the beginning of the last year; thereof 10 million USD where destined to support food supplies program in Africa that helped 6 million people in the countries that was affected by drought, and that countries are: Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Tanzania.
Additionally, Saudi Arabia had devoted 10 million USD to support poor countries in West Africa and divided the amount between 8 countries, which are: Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone
Saudi Development Fund is playing essential role in financing enterprises in the underdeveloped countries by granting loans and financing exports for none oil-products.
Since the Fund was established in 1975 till 2005, 400 credit contracts were signed; it was estimated for over than 25000 million Riyal, in purpose to finance over than 390 development projects and economic programs. Almost 68 countries (39 from Africa, 24 from Asia and 5 from different parts of our globe) from around the world took advantage of that offer.
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