Water Resources Ministry, Oxfam sign cooperation agreement to secure citizens’ water needs

Damascus, SANA- Ministry of Water Resources and Oxfam International signed a cooperation agreement to secure drinking water for citizens.

Following the signing, Minister of Water Resources Kamal al-Sheikha underscored the important and vital role of the international organizations which cooperate with the Ministry to provide clean drinking water for citizens, pointing out that despite to the crisis in Syria, the Ministry has managed to get drinking water to every residential concentration across the country.

Al-Sheikha expressed the Ministry’s permanent readiness to cooperate with international organizations and facilitate their work, highlighting Oxfam’s efforts to deliver aid to civilians.

For his part, Oxfam representative in Damascus Dimitry Madulv expressed pleasure over singing the agreement, considering the Ministry a real partner to Oxfam in view of its support and facilitations for the organizations to overcome difficulties facing their work.

He also stressed the importance of providing drinking water and sanitation services to citizens in Syria.
Both sides agreed on cooperation to put the agreement into effect in best way and on ongoing consultations to expand future cooperation.

Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations working together with partners and local communities in more than 90 countries. It works to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive.

Manar al-Frieh/Manal Ismael

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