Azerbaijan signs agreement with UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund to help Somalia
Baku, August 12 (AZERTAC). Permanent representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations, ambassador Agshin Mehdiyev and executive coordinator of the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Office, Bisrat Aklilu, acting on behalf of the Azerbaijani Government and the UN Development Programme respectively, signed the Standard Administrative Arrangement (SAA) for Common Humanitarian Fund for Somalia (CHF-Somalia).
By signing the SAA, the government of Azerbaijan has responded to urgent appeals of the Somali government, the United Nations and other international organizations for international aid to support the ongoing international and national efforts towards the eradication of famine in Somalia and alleviation of the suffering of the Somali people.
According to the SAA, the Azerbaijani government has granted 100,000 dollars for the aforementioned purposes, and this amount has been transferred through the MPTF Office to the CHF-Somalia immediately after the signing of the SAA.
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