• Agreement will benefit 42,960 women and girls at risk of gender-based violence

Arab News

RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief on Monday signed an agreement worth $2 million with the UN Population Fund to help provide decent livelihoods for some of the most vulnerable women and girls in Yemen.

Under the agreement, which will benefit 42,960 people in the provinces of Shabwa, Lahj, Al-Mahra, Marib and Hadramout, individuals at risk of gender-based violence will be assisted and empowered through the provision of vocational training programs and psychological and social services.

The deal was signed by Ahmed Al-Baiz, KSrelief’s assistant supervisor general for operations and programs, and Laila Bakr, regional director of the UN Population Fund in Arab states.

It is part of a framework of assistance provided by Saudi Arabia, through KSRelief, to aid and support Yemeni women and girls and ensure their basic needs are provided for.