Another round of fund-raising for communities in Gaza will be held during Ramadan.
SINGAPORE – A fund-raiser to provide aid for communities in Gaza raised over $8.1 million just slightly under a month after it was launched in Oct 2023.Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli said at the sidelines of an event at the Assyafaah Mosque on March 9 that the sum has been dispensed to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA.
The foundation added that it has been monitoring and working closely with its partners on updates about delivery of aid to the beneficiaries in Gaza.
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