HH Shaikh Nasser kick starts urgent campaign to raise funds for Palestine with BD100,000 donation
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, will launch a telethon organised by the National Committee to Support the Palestinians in Gaza in cooperation with Bahrain TV on Friday.
This comes following His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s directives to organise a campaign to provide relief aid to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to alleviate their suffering due to the dire situation they are undergoing.
In line with the royal directives to offer urgent humanitarian relief aid, HH Shaikh Nasser, who is also Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) board of trustees chairman, kickstarted the campaign with a donation of BD100,000.
Dr. Mustafa Al Sayed, Secretary-General of RHF and Chairman of the Bahraini National Committee to Support Palestinian People in Gaza, said that donations and contributions will be accepted during the telethon to support the Palestinian people during the national campaign.
National figures
He said the telethon will host national figures, including scholars, intellectuals, and businessmen. Al Sayed said the campaign reflected Bahrain’s commitment to supporting the fair Palestinian cause, urging all organisations, companies, citizens and residents to contribute to this humanitarian initiative to support the Palestinians in these difficult times.
Dr. Mustafa said the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been contacted to assess Gaza’s needs for relief and development aid. Coordination is underway with all official entities, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He pointed out that the Ministry of Health was ready to provide assistance to the people of Gaza, adding that the Social Development Ministry has urged all associations to collect donations in coordination with the RHF.
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