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CMC – Guyana is contributing $100,000 to help relief efforts in Türkiye and neighbouring Syria affected by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake earlier this month, President Irfaan Ali said.
He said the donation will be split equally between the earthquake-hit countries.
“The contributions will be channelled through the United Nations,” a government statement said.
The decision to assist follows United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ appeal on Tuesday for humanitarian funding to bring urgent relief to approximately five million Syrians.
The February 6 quake resulted in more than 40,000 fatalities, injuries to civilians and destruction to infrastructure.
Guterres had announced that US$397 million is needed to address humanitarian concerns in Syria over the next three months, in priority areas such as shelter, healthcare, food and protection.
