AMMAN — The
UNHCR in
Jordan said that funds raised for the campaign Warm Their Hearts amounted to
some $11 million that will go to support refugees, displaced persons, and those
in need, according to Al-Mamlakeh TV.
اضافة اعلان
The financial contributions
collected in a campaign by a Kuwaiti YouTuber and content creator
Hassan Salman, also known as AboFlah, will be shared equally with the UNHCR’s winter
aid program, and a food aid network, according to the UNHCR’s media office.
The UNHCR’s media office affirmed
that circulated media reports claiming that half of the collected money will go
to UNHCR staff wages are incorrect, calling on the public to seek accuracy in sharing
information.
Abu Fella and his supporting
team, from inside a glass room in front of the Khalifa Tower in Dubai have
successfully raised $1 million in aid to more than 100,000 families suffering
the harsh winter cold.
The initiative was launched as
part of the “the world’s most beautiful winter” campaign, in collaboration with
the Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum global initiatives, the UNHCR, and the food
aid network with the aim of supporting refugees, vulnerable and disadvantaged
families in the Arab world and Africa.
The UNHCR and the food aid
network purchased basic items like blankets, winter clothing and heaters funded
by donors’ contributions, and distributed the items to refugees and displaced
people in Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon. The campaign also covers individuals and
families in need in Syria and Egypt.
The UNHCR estimates that some 3.8
million refugees and displaced persons in the Arab region, as well as millions
in Africa endure the cold temperatures and need sustained assistance to
overcome the harsh weather conditions.
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