RIYADH: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO
Published — Monday 11 November 2013
ARABNEWS
Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz has announced that Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) would donate $100,000 in relief to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the central Philippines.
The donation is the first from the Gulf to one of the world’s worst catastrophes, which has killed more than 10,000 people.
In a statement, Prince Talal, AGFUND president, said the donation was in support of relief efforts and humanitarian aid in the Philippines. He said the donation comes as an extension of AGFUND’s humanitarian activities in alleviating the suffering of disaster victims, especially children, women and the elderly.
The donation will be channeled to the Philippine government, the statement said.
Haiyan, codenamed Yolanda by Philippine meteorologists, has left thousands of victims dead and injured and has rendered tens of thousands homeless, in addition to causing extensive damage to property in islands along its path.
Various NGOs and OFWs groups urged Filipino communities abroad to raise support for the victims.
In a statement, Datu Camad Ali, founding chairman of SPMUDA International, appealed to individuals, groups and organizations in the country and abroad to extend assistance and cooperation to the UN team that was dispatched to the Philippines.
“As ambassador general of UN volunteers to the PHL, I ask all organizations to combine their efforts in order to deliver more effective services to our Filipino victims,” he said.
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I assume there must be an error in this article. Surely 100’000$ is below the capacity of this fund and below the needs of the hour in the Philippines.