Saudi aid agency, UK foreign office review humanitarian, relief projects

The Saudi aid agency KSrelief and the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office took part in a two-day workshop to monitor and evaluate humanitarian and relief projects, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.

The event, at KSrelief’s headquarters in Riyadh, was attended by representatives of the two organizations as well as from the Saudi ministries of foreign affairs and finance. It was held in the presence of KSrelief Assistant General Supervisor for Operations and Programs Ahmed Al-Baiz and UK Ambassador to the Kingdom Neil Crompton.

The workshop comprised sessions on the center’s and ministry’s approach to monitoring, evaluating and assessing humanitarian and relief projects, and reviewing joint projects between the two sides funded by the World Food Programme.