Azerbaijan assists four countries facing hunger threat
By Kamila Aliyeva
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry allocated $50,000 to the people suffering from food shortage due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Somalia, Yemen, South Sudan and in the northeast of Nigeria.
Azerbaijan’s assistance was carried out through Azerbaijan International Development Assistance Agency (AIDA) at the request of UN secretary General Antonio Guterres, according to the Foreign Ministry.
The UN Secretary General's appeal stresses the need to help and support the 20 million people facing hunger, in particular young children and women, and to conduct timely and targeted humanitarian activities in coordination with these states in order to prevent this humanitarian crisis.
Along with the fact that sustainable economic growth has enabled Azerbaijan to focus on its national development strategy, it also allowed the country to actively support international development.
Azerbaijan renders international humanitarian and development assistance to a number of countries through Heydar Aliyev Foundation and AIDA under the Foreign Ministry.
AIDA, established in September 2011, is a responsible organ for provision of international humanitarian and development assistance by Azerbaijan and coordinates activities of relevant state agencies in this field.
Its annual budget is formed by relevant allocations from the state budget. Its activities are structured in line and concurrent with the foreign policy of Azerbaijan.
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