Donors pledge more than $2bn for Gaza

New York [USA], May 13: A conference of international donors in Kuwait has pledged more than $2bn in aid to Gaza. The conference, organised by the International Islamic Charitable Organization (IICO) and the UN's humanitarian coordination agency OCHA, announced that the funds would be dispersed over two years, with the possibility of extension, in efforts to support life-saving humanitarian interventions in the besieged territory.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Economy Mohammad Alamour has called on the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League to activate a monthly fund created for the authority in 2019 "to support the steadfastness of our people in light of the genocidal war Israel has been carrying out since last October". (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune