UAE residents major contributors to UN Refugee Zakat Fund
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The UAE has ranked above Saudi Arabia, the US, Kuwait and Qatar.
People in the UAE have ranked the highest in terms of the number of donations to the UN’s Refugee Zakat Fund, according to an official at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Raefah Makki, head of campaign and advocacy at the UNHCR, said 3,500 donations, worth almost $3 million, were sent by UAE residents to help refugees and the displaced around the world. “The UAE has ranked above Saudi Arabia, the US, Kuwait and Qatar, who made up the rest of the top five nations in terms of the number of donations,” she said.
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