Hiiraan Online
3/28/2024
Today from Hiiraan Online:
Home
Somali Map
Sports
Opinion
RSS
Somali Music
Contact Us
Facebook
Twitter
Google Plus
advertisements
Awqaf donates Dh1m to Somalia aid campaign
Monday April 17, 2017
advertisements
Awqaf, the Islamic affairs and endowments authority, has donated Dh1 million to Emirates Red Crescent’s ‘For You Somalia’ campaign, as part of the organisation’s relief efforts abroad.
The campaign was launched in response to a looming famine that has left an estimated 360,000 children suffering from acute malnutrition.
A public fundraising campaign will be launched later this week and the charity hopes to distribute up to Dh500 million in aid.
The drive comes as the UAE marks 2017 as ‘#Year of Giving’ and adds to the UAE’s recent classification as the world’s most generous donor aid, said Dr Mohammed Matar Al Kaabi, Awqaf Chairman, who presented the cheque to Dr. Mohammed Ateeq Al-Falahi, Emirates Red Crescent’s secretary-general.
Last week, Emirates Red Crescent said food, water, medicine and other necessities will be shipped to Somalia help people there survive their third famine in 25 years.
‘I could only think of dying’: Sailor recalls four days as hostage to Somali pirates
- The National
Minnesota confirms 9th measles case
- Star Tribune
CAF president arrives in Somalia on official visit
- CAF
US Denies Reports of Airstrikes in Somalia Last Week - Africa Command
- Sputniknews
Most wanted terror suspect Fatuma Mohamed found dead
- Daily Nation
Black Muslims stress unity in challenging time
- AP
Beletweyne youths resolve to work with AMISOM and Somali security forces to enhance security
- AMISOM
WFP probes bomb attack on its convoy in Somalia
- Xinhua
EXCLUSIVE: U.N. deputy secretary general on why democracy in africa has a way to go
- Newsweek
The Last Country We “Liberated” from an “Evil” Dictator Is Now Openly Trading Slaves
- The Anti Media
Maritime expert explains rise in sea piracy, says notorious pirate 'could be in jail'
- Standard Digital
Minnesota at risk of losing a congressional seat after 2020 census
- Star Tribune
Zimbabwe plans to secure bank loans with cows
- Telegraph
US strikes ‘kill more than 100 Shabaab terrorists’ in Somalia
- Xinhua
What Erdogan’s narrow referendum victory means for Turkey
- Washingtonpost
Home
Email