China Aid, IFRC launch humanitarian project to strengthen Syrian health sector

STORY: China Aid, IFRC launch humanitarian project to strengthen Syrian health sector SHOOTING TIME: May 16, 2024 DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SHI HONGWEI, Chinese Ambassador to Syria 3. various of the conference 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KHALED HBOUBATI, Head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SONJA BJORLUND, IFRC Syria manager STORYLINE: The China International Development Cooperation Agency (China Aid), the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and Red Crescent Societies in Syria unveiled a collaborative initiative on Wednesday to bolster the health sector in war-torn Syria. The project, announced at a ceremony attended by dignitaries including Chinese Ambassador to Syria Shi Hongwei, and Khaled Hboubati, head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), as well as Sonja Bjorklund, the IFRC manager in Syria, aims to provide crucial health assistance through the deplo

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA AID-IFRC-HUMANITARIAN PROJECT

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA AID-IFRC-HUMANITARIAN PROJECT

(240516) -- DAMASCUS, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shi Hongwei (L), China's ambassador to Syria, Khaled Hboubati (C), head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), and Sonja Bjorklund, the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) manager in Syria, speak to the media in Damascus, Syria, May 15, 2024. The China International Development Cooperation Agency (China Aid), the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and Red Crescent Societies in Syria unveiled a collaborative initiative on Wednesday to bolster the health sector in war-torn Syria. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

China donates more than 3,500 tonnes of grain to quake-hit Syria

STORY: China donates more than 3,500 tonnes of grain to quake-hit Syria DATELINE: June 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:25 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the handover ceremony of the donation 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KHALED HBOUBATI, President of Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SHI HONGWEI, Chinese Ambassador to Syria STORYLINE: China on Sunday donated more than 3,500 tonnes of grain to Syria to aid the war-torn country's recovery from the aftermath of the deadly earthquakes in February. President of Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) Khaled Hboubati and Chinese Ambassador to Syria Shi Hongwei attended the handover ceremony of five shipments of 2,336 tonnes of wheat and 1,180 tonnes of rice, at the SARC's headquarters in Damascus. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KHALED HBOUBATI, President of Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) "The amount of aid provided by the Chinese government to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent constitutes five shipments of wheat and rice. In the name

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-AID

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-AID

(230612) -- DAMASCUS, June 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Khaled Hboubati (R), president of Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), and Shi Hongwei, Chinese ambassador to Syria, shake hands after signing a delivery note of five shipments of wheat and rice as part of China's humanitarian assistance for the Syrians in the wake of the massive earthquakes which took place on Feb. 6, in Damascus, Syria, on June 11, 2023. China on Sunday donated more than 3,500 tons of grain to Syria to aid the war-torn country's recovery from the aftermath of the massive earthquakes on February 6. President of Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) Khaled Hboubati and Chinese Ambassador to Syria Shi Hongwei attended the handover ceremony of five shipments of 2,336 tons of wheat and 1,180 tons of rice, at the SARC's headquarters in Damascus. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-AID

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-AID

(230612) -- DAMASCUS, June 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Khaled Hboubati (R), president of Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), and Shi Hongwei, Chinese ambassador to Syria, sign a delivery note of five shipments of wheat and rice as part of China's humanitarian assistance for the Syrians in the wake of the massive earthquakes which took place on Feb. 6, in Damascus, Syria, on June 11, 2023. China on Sunday donated more than 3,500 tons of grain to Syria to aid the war-torn country's recovery from the aftermath of the massive earthquakes on February 6. President of Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) Khaled Hboubati and Chinese Ambassador to Syria Shi Hongwei attended the handover ceremony of five shipments of 2,336 tons of wheat and 1,180 tons of rice, at the SARC's headquarters in Damascus. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-HUMANITARIAN AID

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-HUMANITARIAN AID

(220116) -- DAMASCUS, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Syria Feng Biao (L) shakes hands with Khaled Hboubati, the head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), after signing a delivery note for the food aid in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 16, 2022. Syria received more than 4,000 tons of rice from China on Sunday, the latest in a long line of humanitarian supplies China has provided to Syria to ease the Syrian people's suffering. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-HUMANITARIAN AID

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-HUMANITARIAN AID

(220116) -- DAMASCUS, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Syria Feng Biao (2nd L) and Khaled Hboubati (2nd R), the head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), sign a delivery note for the food aid in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 16, 2022. Syria received more than 4,000 tons of rice from China on Sunday, the latest in a long line of humanitarian supplies China has provided to Syria to ease the Syrian people's suffering. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)