TITLE:
Saudi Arabian Humanitarian Aid in Crises Management Periods
AUTHORS:
Hassen Altalhi
KEYWORDS:
Humanitarian Aid, Kingdom of Humanity, Crises Management, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Top 20 Governments and United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Political Science,
Vol.7 No.3,
July
18,
2017
ABSTRACT: Saudi Arabia is among the first countries in the world to
develop global programs for providing humanitarian aid of relief to communities
stricken by natural and manmade disasters or regions severely impacted by
catastrophic wars. The government of Saudi Arabia provides such humanitarian
aid through the auspices of the United Nations and other official organizations
such as the World Bank and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The Saudi
humanitarian support is not limited only to Arab and Muslim countries, but is
extended internationally regardless of nationality and cultural differences.
Saudi Arabia does not merely provide humanitarian aid for recovery from natural
disasters, but also supplies donations in the form of cash or developing
projects to developing countries, impacted by critical disasters such as
drought and poverty. Saudi Arabia performs or provides free medical assistance
for children in various parts of the world and has earned the characterization
“Kingdom of Humanity” due to these initiatives. The present study summarizes
the contributions of Saudi Arabia to humanitarian relief.The study entailed the
use of available data collected from various sources that have been used in
former research for the period of (2005-2015).