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Saturday, 24 May 2008 |
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Saudi Arabia has done it again. The Kingdom known for its generosity in spending for the poor has given two-thirds of the required critical food aid for millions of hungry people.
In the past the kingdom has always been in the forefront in spending millions for earthquakes, cyclones, tsunami, other natural distasters' victims and poverty struck countries especially in Africa.
UNITED NATIONS - Saudi Arabia made an unprecedented contribution of $500 million to the U.N. World Food Program to respond to rising prices, meaning the agency won't have to cut rations to the world's needy, the United Nations announced yesterday.
The contribution by the world's biggest oil-producing nation was by far the largest response to the U.N. food agency's emergency appeal for $755 million to cover increased costs that threatened critical aid to millions of needy people.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "warmly welcomes the offer of the landmark contribution," U.N. deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe said.
- AP |
Middle East