Arabs Urged to Aid Katrina Victims
Posted on: Sunday, 4 September 2005, 12:00 CDT
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Mousa Sunday urged Arab countries and agencies to provide help for the U.S. victims of Hurricane Katrina.
In a statement, Mousa said the United States always provides aid and shows solidarity with the peoples of the region and the world when they are struck by natural disasters.
He called on the 22-member Arab states and institutions to give all they can to help U.S. residents face the difficult circumstances caused by the powerful hurricane.
Mousa's call came as the Kuwaiti government pledged $500 million to the thousands of Katrina victims and a Saudi-based fund decided to provide $250,000 to the children.
Head of the Arab Gulf Fund said in a statement that its chief, Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz -- Saudi King Abdullah's brother -- pledged this amount to support the relief efforts and to help alleviate the suffering of the children affected by Katrina.
It said the pledge was part of the fund's role to alleviate the suffering of children and women affected by disasters.
Source: United Press International
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