RIYADH: King Salman has instructed 海角直播鈥檚 humanitarian charity to provide urgent medical and shelter aid worth $10 million to Ukrainian refugees who have fled to neighboring countries, mainly Poland, following Russia鈥檚 invasion.
The initiative is being run in coordination with the Polish government and the UN.
A tweet on Wednesday from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, said: 鈥淜ing Salman directs KSrelief to provide urgent medical and shelter aid worth $10 million to refugees from Ukraine to neighboring countries.鈥
Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the center鈥檚 supervisor general, said the monarch鈥檚 generous directive was an extension of the Kingdom鈥檚 efforts to help the needy and relieve suffering around the world.
The UN, which is working alongside other organizations to support those leaving Ukraine, said as of April 6, more than 4.3 million people had fled the East European nation. The majority, 2,514,504 refugees, had taken shelter in Poland, with Romania taking in 662,751, Hungary 404,021, and Moldova 401,704.
海角直播, via KSrelief, is one of the top donors of humanitarian aid. Last year, the Kingdom was ranked third globally and first in the Arab world for its aid provision, with grants totaling more than $841 million.
