ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015

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Kuwait pledges over $6 mnto specialized UN agencies

Donations to refugees in Irbil extolled

NEW YORK, Nov 10,(KUNA): The State ofKuwait on Mondayannounced a total of$6,419,000 in voluntarycontributions to specializedagencies and funds of theUnited Nations for 2016.

The contributions stem fromthe country’s sense of responsi-bility for realizing the post-2015 Development Agenda,Kuwait’s PermanentRepresentative to the UNMansour Al-Otaibi said in aspeech to the UN conference ondonations for developmentalactivities.

The post-2015 DevelopmentAgenda requires enhancement ofthe funding mechanisms and capi-talizing on the role of innovativeprivate mechanisms, he stated.

Kuwait’s new contributions are:$two million for the UNRWA,$one million for the UN RefugeeAgency (UNHCR), $for the UNCentral Emergency ResponseFund (CERF), $570,000 for theUN Development Program(UNDP), $500,000 for the GlobalFund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosisand Malaria (GFATM), $500,000for the UN-Habitat, $200,000 forthe UN Children’s Fund(UNICEF), $200,000 for the UNEnvironment Program (UNEP),$50,000 for the UN Women organ-ization, $20,000 for the UNInstitute for Training and Research(UNITAR), $10,000 for the UNVoluntary Fund for Victims ofTorture (UNVFT), $10,000 for theUN Population Fund (UNFPA),and $5,000 for the UNInternational Drug ControlProgram (UNDCP).

In addition, the State of Kuwaitoffers annual contributions to theInternational Committee of theRed Cross (ICRC) amounting to$2 million and $250,000 for theInternational Federation of RedCross and Red Crescent Societies,

KUNA photo

Kuwait’s permanent representative to UN Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi gives speech in front of UN conferenceto announce donations for developmental activities.

Ambassador Al-Otaibi noted.He affirmed Kuwait’s commit-

ment to continue contributing tothe UN-led humanitarian anddevelopmental activities, andresponding to the emergenciesaround the globe.

In response to the appeal issuedby the United Nations Relief andWorks Agency for PalestineRefugees in the Near East(UNRWA) in last August Kuwaitoffered $15 million for the agencyto help the Palestinian studentsresume their study, he recalled.

Ambassador Al-Otaibi called oninternational donors to meet theirobligations towards the develop-ing countries through setting aside0.7 percent of their respectiveGDP for the development aid.

Meanwhile, Representative ofthe High Commissioner of theUnited Nations for Refugees

(UNHCR) in Iraq Bruno Guidopraised in Irbil on TuesdayKuwait’s generous donations forthe refugees which helpedimprove lives of many.

Guido said in a statement toKuwait News Agency (KUNA)that Kuwait’s $20 million donationwas allocated for the Commissionand was used to provide non-fooditems to the Kurdistan region, indi-cating that more donations will begiven to them.

He also appreciated Kuwait’sefforts in hosting the three donorconferences for Syrian refugees,adding that the UN title that wasgranted to His Highness the AmirSheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-JaberAl-Sabah was well-deserved.

Guido pointed out that there is anacute shortage of resources andbudget, causing an imbalance in thedistribution of aid. Recently, priori-

ty was given to the most pressingcases especially with the onset ofwinter and the increasing rains “thatcan be a disaster for them.” For hispart, Consul of Kuwait to Irbil, Dr.Omar Al-Kandari told (KUNA) thathe met yesterday evening (late onMonday) with UNHCR’s top offi-cial in Iraq and the Kurdistan regionto discuss the refugees and dis-placed people in and outside thecamps and to exchange informationto figure out how to direct aid.

Al-Kandari added that they hadalso discussed the best ways todeliver aid properly, especially fol-lowing Kuwait’s recent graciousinitiative directed by His Highnessthe Amir to donate $200 million,noting that it would be providedfor displaced people in Iraq underthe supervision and coordinationwith the Kuwait Red CrescentSociety (KRCS).

Prayer TimingsFajr ....................................... 04:47Sunrise .................................. 06:08Zohr ....................................... 11:32Asr..........................................14:34 Maghrib ................................ 16:55Isha ...................................... 18:15

WeatherExpected weather for the next 24hours:By Night: Cool with light to moder-ate NW’ly wind, with speed of 12-35km/h.By Day: Partly cloudy with light tomoderate freshening gradually attimes variable wind changing tolight to moderate NW’ly later onwind, with speed of 15-40 km/h.

Kuwait Weather Station Max Min

Rec ExpKuwait City 25 23Kuwait Airport 25 20Abdaly 27 18Bubyan 25 20Jahra 27 20Failaka Island 26 20Salmiyah 25 23Ahmadi 25 23Juluiah Port 26 18Qaroh Island 27 23Umm Al-Maradem 27 22

4 days forecast - WeatherWednesday, Nov 11

Expected weather.......partly cloudyMax Temp.................................24CMin Temp..................................15CWind Direction ..................VRB-NWWind Speed ..................15-40 km/h

Thursday, Nov 12Expected weather..................sunnyMax Temp.................................23CMin Temp..................................13CWind Direction...........................NWWind Speed ..................15-38 km/h

Friday, Nov 13Expected weather..................sunnyMax Temp.................................24CMin Temp..................................14CWind Direction...........................NWWind Speed ..................12-32 km/h

Saturday, Nov 14Expected weather..................sunnyMax Temp.................................24CMin Temp..................................14CWind Direction...........................NWWind Speed ..................15-40 km/h

Marine ForecastStation Max Min Sea Today’s

Exp Rec Surf WavesHt Direction

South Dolphin 25 22 25 6ft NW

deathsAli Abdulqader Abdallah Al-Hamoud, 81 years old, buried.Condolences: (Men) Rawda, Block 3, Street 34, House 20, Al-HamoudDiwaniya (Women) Adan, Block 2, Street 90, House 22, Tel: 99609606-66192292; Abdul Razaq Yusuf Khudr Al-Nasser, 79 years old, buried.Condolences: Riggaw, Imam Mahdi Mosque, Tel: 99536361; AliAbdalla Muhammad Al-Bolushi, 21 years old, buried. Condolences:(Men) Jabriya, Block 11, Street 108, Al-Bolushi Husseiniya (Women)Salmiya, Amman Street, behind Al-Rashid Mosue, HaidariyaHusseiniya, Tel: 99152066-66215999; Noora Abdul Aziz Al-Sultan Al-Majid, 84 years old, widow of Jaber Ramadan Al-Jaber, buried.Condolences: (Men) Zahra, Block 5, Street 501, House 5 (Women)Salaam, Block 7, Street 711, House 13, Tel: 55539994-55573337;Badar Ahmad Mansour Al-Mansour, 84 years old, buried.Condolences: (Men) Qairuwan, Block 1, Street 106, House 4 (Women)Adan, Block 6, Street 8, House 25, Tel: 25421552; Fatma IbrahimWadi, 76 years old, wife of Muhammad Abdalla Al-Mutawa, buried.Condolences: (Men) Shuwaikh (B), Al-Qana’aat Diwaniya (Women)Jabriya, Block 5, Street 1, House 9, Tel: 99816886-25314006; NadiaFahad Al-Saud Al-Bat-hani, 18 years old, buried after Asr prayers atSabhan Graveyard. Condolences: Umm Haiman, Block 1, Street 20,House 23, Tel: 50256536-94440989.

Nov 10, 2015

Kuwait Today

Umm Mudayrah 26 20 - 6ft NWBeacon M28 - - - 6ft NWBeacon N6 25 20 - 6ft NWQaruh Island 27 20 28 6ft NWUmm Al-Maradem 27 22 - 6ft NWSea Island Buoy 26 - 27 6ft NWSalmiyah 25 22 - 6ft NW

4 days forecast - MarineWednesday, Nov 11

Expected weather.......partly cloudySea state ............slight to moderateWave height............................1-4 ftMax Temp.................................24CMin Temp..................................15CWind Direction ..................VRB-NWWind Speed ..................15-40 km/h

Thursday, Nov 12Expected weather..................sunnySea state ............slight to moderateWave height............................2-5 ftMax Temp.................................23CMin Temp..................................13CWind Direction...........................NWWind Speed ..................15-38 km/h

Friday, Nov 13Expected weather..................sunnySea state ............slight to moderateWave height............................2-4 ftMax Temp.................................24CMin Temp..................................14CWind Direction...........................NWWind Speed ..................12-32 km/h

Saturday, Nov 14Expected weather..................sunnySea state..........................moderate

Wave height............................3-5 ftMax Temp.................................24CMin Temp..................................14CWind Direction...........................NWWind Speed ..................15-40 km/h

Tide times at ShuwaikhPort

1st high tide:...........................11:302nd high tide: .........................23:151st low tide:............................17:152nd low tide:...........................06:00Sunrise:..................................06:07Sunset:...................................16:56

Recorded yesterday atKuwait Airport

Max temp..................................26CMin temp...................................17CMax Rh ....................................99%Min Rh .....................................47%Max Wind .....................SE 21 km/hTotal Rainfall in 24 hrs ......0.24 mm

Recorded yesterday atSouth Dolphin

Min/Max/ Air Temp.........................22/24CMin/Max Rel Hum.........................58/74%Wind Direction/Wind Speed ...SE/23 km/hPrev Wave Dir/Max Wave Ht ...........N/5 ftMin/Max Sea Surface Temp.........25/25 CSea Current ...............................Upwelling— Directorate General of CivilAviation, Meteorological Dept.

‘Oil Gas Woman of the Year’

ABU DHABI, Nov 10, (KUNA): The AbuDhabi International Petroleum Exhibition andConference (ADIPEC) Awards haveannounced the 11 winners of its 2015 edition,among them Hosnia Hashim, who works in theoil and gas sector in Kuwait.

Winner of the “Oil Gas Woman of the Year”Award, Hosnia Hashim, Vice President ofOperations at the Kuwait Foreign PetroleumExploration Co. (KUFPEC), said to KUNA:“It is an honor to receive this prestigiousaward, and I believe that such recognition rein-forces the message to all women that there isroom for them to achieve success in the oil andgas industry.” She added: “The support of mycolleagues in the oil and gas communityplayed a valuable role in my career growth,

and I now want to pass this on to aspiringwomen professionals. Female role models arevery important, and the “Oil and Gas Womanof the Year” Award demonstrates to theyounger generation of women the many excit-ing opportunities that await them in the energysector.” She praised highly the supportKuwaiti women receive from the governmentin all sectors including the oil and gas sector.

ADIPEC is the global meeting point for oiland gas professionals. Standing as one of theworld’s top three energy events, and the largestin the Middle East and North Africa, ADIPECis a knowledge-sharing platform that enablesindustry experts to exchange ideas and infor-mation that shape the future of the energy sec-tor.

Kuwaiti woman wins award