October 15, 2020

Arabsat Congratulates the World Food Program for being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

ARABSAT congratulates the UN World Food Program (WFP) for being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. The WFP helps more than 86 million people around the world each year. It is by far the leading international humanitarian organization saving lives in war torn and disaster ravaged countries. The WFP was recognized “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict”, said Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

ARABSAT is proud to be part of the WFP humanitarian efforts on the technology support front. In 2015, ARABSAT along with other leading satellite operators and international agencies, signed a Crisis Connectivity Charter (CCC) which was organized and managed by the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC). The WFP leads the ETC, which provides timely and reliable telecommunications services in crisis areas.

Through the Charter, ARABSAT has contributed emergency communication equipment that can be easily deployed in disaster hit areas and has allocated the necessary satellite communication capacity to the ETC for a timely and critical end-to-end connectivity which can save lives and reduce human suffering.

Mr. Khalid Balkheyour, President and CEO of Arabsat, said “it is heart-warming to see the Nobel Peace Prize committee honor an international humanitarian organization which means acknowledging and recognizing the efforts of thousands of unnamed soldiers who go above and beyond to combat hunger and ease the suffering of millions of people around the world. Arabsat is humbled to play a small part in helping these soldiers do their humanitarian work”

About Arabsat:

Arabsat was founded in 1976 by the then 21 members of the League of Arab States and has been working to meet the needs of the Arab world for more than 46 years, from its headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and two satellite control ground stations in Riyadh and Tunisia.

Arabsat is one of the leading satellite operators in the world. Also it is the leading satellite service provider in the Arab world, as it carries more than 650 television channels, 245 radio stations, paid TV networks, and a wide range of HD channels. It reaches tens of millions of homes in more than 100 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Central Asia. It is followed by more than 300 million viewers. Arabsat operates a fleet of state-of-the-art technology at 20 East, 26 East, 30.5 East, and 39 East in a fixed orbit around the Earth. Arabsat is also the only operator in the Middle East and North Africa region that provides a full spectrum of radio, television, telecommunications, and broadband services.

Arabsat operates a fleet of state-of-the-art technology at 20 East, 26 East, 30.5 East, and 39 East in a fixed orbit around the Earth. Arabsat is also the only operator in the Middle East and North Africa region that provides a full spectrum of radio, television, telecommunications, and broadband services.

In addition to that Arabsat maintains a strategic partnership with most of the world’s leading satellite and value-added companies, with Arabsat acquiring Hella Sat, which is one of the leading satellite communications groups in Southeast Europe. These partnerships and acquisitions give Arabsat access to new orbital location rights and frequencies, and wider coverage allowing customers to offer content and technical solutions to viewers or partners around the world.

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