King Salman Honors Winners of King Khalid Award 2018

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in a memorial photo with the winners of King Khalid Award for this year. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in a memorial photo with the winners of King Khalid Award for this year. (SPA)
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King Salman Honors Winners of King Khalid Award 2018

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in a memorial photo with the winners of King Khalid Award for this year. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in a memorial photo with the winners of King Khalid Award for this year. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud patronized the ceremony of distributing King Khalid Award at Prince Sultan Hall of al-Faisaliah Hotel in Riyadh on Monday evening.

The awards were given in its three categories, “Development Partners,” “Nonprofit Excellence” and “Responsible Competitiveness”.

Governor of Asir Region Prince Faisal bin Khalid, who also chairs King Khalid Foundation’s Board of Trustees and King Khalid Award’s Authority, said that his country’s leadership and people have achieved high levels of progress in all fields, including human, social and economic development.

He pointed out that King Salman’s era has witnessed development leaps that illuminate the country's glorious paths.

“King Khalid Foundation always worked in line with the Kingdom and its leadership’s vision, which aims to promote the non-profit sector,” he stressed.

“King Khalid Foundation’s experiences and achievements so far reflect the Kingdom’s leadership and people’s successful history."

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques have always provided support for the award to achieve and consolidate its humanitarian, social and developmental message, Prince Faisal noted.

The Secretary General of King Khalid Award, Saud al-Shammari, for his part, presented the award’s categories, names of its winners this year, their contributions to the society’s development and their participation in the Kingdom’s economic and social activities.

Following his presentation, King Salman gave the first prize to Saad al-Hamoudi for his “Alhasalah” initiative in the award’s ‘Development Partners” category.

The second and third prizes in this category were given to Shahid al-Miqbil for “Adam Campaign” initiative and Owaied al-Subaie for “My book club” initiative.

For the “Nonprofit Excellence” category, the King presented the first prize to Prof. Jibran al-Qahtani of “Al-Kawther Health Charity” while the second and third prizes were presented to Dr. Khaled al-Daql of Osrati of Madinah and Dr. Hala al-Shair of “The First Women’s Charitable Association of Jeddah.”

Prizes of the “Responsible Competitiveness” category were given away to “Saudi Huawei Company,” “The National Petrochemical Industrial Company (NATPET) and the “United Doctors Hospital” respectively.



Saudi Arabia Calls for Strengthening Global Peacekeeping Capacity

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Al-Khereiji addresses the UN Security Council (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Al-Khereiji addresses the UN Security Council (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
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Saudi Arabia Calls for Strengthening Global Peacekeeping Capacity

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Al-Khereiji addresses the UN Security Council (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Al-Khereiji addresses the UN Security Council (Saudi Foreign Ministry)

Saudi Arabia emphasized the need to strengthen the international system’s capacity to maintain global peace and security in line with the United Nations Charter, during a high-level meeting at the UN Security Council on Tuesday.

Representing Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Al-Khereiji said the growing challenges and ongoing violent developments facing the international community demand the utmost effectiveness from the multilateral system.

The Security Council, as the central body, must engage impartially and objectively with all issues within its mandate, he urged.

Saudi Arabia underscores the importance of combining effectiveness with multilateralism and proper representation in any genuine efforts for reform and global governance, he added.

He reiterated Saudi Arabia’s commitment to the importance of intergovernmental negotiations on reforming the multilateral system, emphasizing that it should take place through the General Assembly, in line with General Assembly Resolution 62/557, which was adopted by consensus.

He highlighted the growing crisis of trust in the United Nations and its bodies, particularly the Security Council, in fulfilling their responsibility to maintain global peace and security and resolve conflicts through peaceful means.

Al-Khereiji reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s call for reforming the Security Council to better reflect the current global reality, make it more effective in responding to international transformations, and boost its efficiency in addressing shared challenges.

Saudi Arabia is fully prepared to work with other member states to achieve this goal, he stressed.