New York – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a supporter of the Secretary General’s Peacebuilding Fund since 2007, made a new contribution today to the Trust Fund to Support Initiatives of States Countering Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Abdallah Y. Al-Mouallimi, and the Executive Coordinator of the MPTF Office signed the Standard Administrative Arrangement for the contribution of $300,000 to this UN Trust Fund. The Fund was established by the UN Secretary General in order to defray the expenses associated with the prosecution of suspected pirates as well to support the international forum, the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, in meeting its objective of eliminating piracy.

For more information on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s contributions to MPTF Office-administered UN Trust Funds, please visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Portfolio Page on the MPTF Office GATEWAY.

New York – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a supporter of the Secretary General’s Peacebuilding Fund since 2007, made a new contribution today to the Trust Fund to Support Initiatives of States Countering Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Abdallah Y. Al-Mouallimi, and the Executive Coordinator of the MPTF Office signed the Standard Administrative Arrangement for the contribution of $300,000 to this UN Trust Fund. The Fund was established by the UN Secretary General in order to defray the expenses associated with the prosecution of suspected pirates as well to support the international forum, the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, in meeting its objective of eliminating piracy.

For more information on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s contributions to MPTF Office-administered UN Trust Funds, please visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Portfolio Page on the MPTF Office GATEWAY.