HM King orders an urgent humanitarian relief aid to Sudan

Manama, Sept. 13 (BNA): The Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) is preparing to send a shipment of urgent humanitarian relief aid to Sudan. This came based on the royal directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs. The aid is due to arrive on Monday, to help them in their disaster caused by floods and torrents that struck many areas in Sudan, causing great human and material losses and damaging the infrastructure in most states of Sudan. HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa raised to HM the King sincere thanks and appreciation for his continuous humanitarian initiatives in helping other countries and relief of the afflicted, which reflects the steadfast position of Bahrain’s leadership, government and people, towards the friendly peoples and countries in the various circumstances they are going through. He noted that His Majesty is keen to provide aid and assistance to all countries based on the fraternal and human ties, stressing the historical relations between Bahrain and Sudan. His Highness affirmed that RHF supervises the implementation of the directives of His Majesty the King. Shaikh Nasser praised the great support RHF enjoys from the government headed by His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister, and the continuous support of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister. Dr. Mustafa Al-Sayed, RHF’s Secretary-General, explained that based on the royal directives, and after meeting Sudanese Ambassador to Bahrain Ibrahim Mohammad Al-Hassan Ahmed,RHF had prepared an urgent relief shipment containing medical and relief materials. He praised the cooperation and great support provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health in facilitating the work of the institution and preparing this shipment in record time.