"Turkish aid headed for Niger, other nations
ANKARA - The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) this week welcomed a cash donation of $1.8 million from Turkey which will go to assist WFP's operations in Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
'This is an incredible donation from a country that continues to generously support WFP's work,' said John Powell, the WFP's deputy executive director for Fundraising and Communications in a statement Thursday. The donation will be dispersed among WFP emergency operations in six countries: Niger ($600,000), Mali ($300,000), Mauritania ($300,000), Burkina Faso ($200,000), Sierra Leone ($200,000) and Guinea ($200,000). "
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