with the amount of money saudis have, dont you think they could done so much for the muslims and Islamic countries?
Instead they became lazy in luxury and became american puppets, all the money they have, they usually spend it on western economies. It's a total waste. Muslims remain the poorest of poor nations. They dont even help their arab neighbors like Yemen, which is one of the poorest country's in the world.
What do you think?
Saudi Arabia has been helping all muslim countries based on solidarity and brotherhood but others are not helping themselves at least to be helped.
btw you point is not valid.
Saudi Arabia has emerged as the world’s largest donor of humanitarian assistance outside the Western states, traditionally the members of OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). In many recent natural disasters, the country’s contributions far exceeded those of any traditional donors. In 2007, in response to Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, which killed more than 3,000 people and left millions homeless, Saudi Arabia gave Bangladesh $158 million for humanitarian purposes, compared to $20 million from the United States and less from the United Kingdom (Smith 2010). Following the Haiti earthquake in 2010, the Saudi Kingdom made $50 million available to the Emergency Response Fund, a pooled funding mechanism set up by the United Nations. Saudi pledges for the ongoing response to the f loods that ravaged huge swathes of Pakistan in 2010 amount to $220 million surpassing the pledges of all European donors taken together ($209million) (Saudi Ministry of Interior 2010 and Smith 2010). In 2008, Saudi Arabia provided $500 million in cash to the World Food Program, the largest contribution
in the Program’s history.For development and humanitarian aid to the Arab and Muslim world, Saudi Arabiais the undisputed leader. Between 1975 and 2005, total Saudi aid to developing countries amounted to $90 billion or 3.7% of its annual gross domestic product(GDP), far higher than the UN 0.7% of GDP target for development assistance and four times the average achieved by OECD-DAC countries. Saudi Arabia also helps finance many key regional development funds and instruments.1
http://www.globalhumanitarianassistance.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/GHA_Report_2012-Websingle.pdf
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Foreign Aid
September 18, 2012 Saudi Campaign distributes 19,500 aid baskets to Syrians refugees in Turkey
September 14, 2012 Saudi National Campaign for Syria distributes aid to refugees in Lebanon
September 5, 2012 Saudi medical clinics for Syrian refugees open in Jordan
September 4, 2012 Saudi conference pledges $6.4 billion in aid to Yemen
September 4, 2012 SRCA gives $450,000 to UNHCR to support Somali refugees
September 3, 2012 Saudi Ambassador to Myanmar delivers $1 million check for Rohingya Muslims
September 1, 2012 WAMY distributes 600 food baskets in Chad
August 26, 2012 Second convoy of Saudi aid reaches Syrian refugees in Jordan
August 17, 2012 Saudi Campaign to provide 2,500 housing units for Syrian refugees
August 14, 2012 Saudi Campaign sends 2nd aid convoy to Syrian refugees in Jordan
August 12, 2012 Saudi Campaign to set up health centers for Syrian refugees in Jordan
August 11, 2012 King orders provision of $50 million in aid for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
August 10, 2012 IIRO distributes 120,000 kilograms of food in Somalia
August 9, 2012 National Campaign for Syria receives more than $140 million
August 7, 2012 Saudi relief supplies for Syrian refugees arrive in Jordan
August 6, 2012 Saudi Campaign for Syria collects more than $134 million
August 2, 2012 Saudi National Campaign for Syria dispatches first relief convoy
August 2, 2012 OIC launches Media Hope Campaign to collect aid for the Yemeni people
July 31, 2012 Saudi National Campaign for Syria to run first relief convoy
July 30, 2012 Saudi Campaign for Syria collects $108.22 million in 7 days
July 30, 2012 King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session (7/30/12)
July 30, 2012 Saudi Iftar Projects launched in Djibouti, Pakistan, Sudan and Indonesia
July 28, 2012 Palestinian officials thank King Abdullah for hosting 2,000 Palestinian pilgrims
July 27, 2012 Saudi National Campaign for Syria yields more than $65 million
July 26, 2012 Saudi Campaign for Syrian people collects over $46 million
July 25, 2012 Saudi National Campaign for Syria collects more than $36 million in 2 days
July 24, 2012 Saudi campaign to help Syrian people raised over $32 million on first day
July 24, 2012 IIROSA to distribute more than 15,000 food baskets in 8 countries during Ramadan
July 23, 2012 Saudi donation campaign for Syrian people to begin today
July 23, 2012 Saudi Committee for Relief of Palestinian People Distributes Ramadan Food in Gaza
July 23, 2012 King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session (7/23/12)
July 22, 2012 Saudi King Orders National Donation Campaign for Syrian People
July 20, 2012 Family of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz donate 10 tons of dates to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
July 16, 2012 Kingdom to provide food assistance to Gaza
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
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 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 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 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 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
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