LONDON: Saudi Arabia is providing a $10 million grant to the UN to supply conflict-stricken Sudan with fresh, sustainable water and to rehabilitate war-damaged pipeline networks.
A grant memorandum of understanding was signed on Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland, by Sultan Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, CEO of the Saudi Fund for Development; Hassan Hamid Hassan, Sudanese permanent representative to the UN; and Barham Salih, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
The memorandum focuses on rehabilitating and expanding Sudan’s main water networks, improving the Nile River water supply in the capital, Khartoum, and enhancing solar energy operations, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
It aims to improve access to drinking water for Sudanese communities, reduce the risks of disease and epidemics associated with contamination, and promote public health, it added.
Al-Marshad said that the MoU enhanced the water sector’s infrastructure and provided sustainable solutions to address urgent needs while supporting long-term development in Sudan.
