Famine: Islamic Council delegation to visit Juba Ray Okech | June 9, 2017 | 8:51 amOrganisation of Islamic Cooperation - LOGO
The Turkish embassy in Juba says a delegation from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation will be in Juba next week as part of an observation mission to countries affected by famine. According to a statement published in the press and confirmed by the embassy, the delegation will be headed by the Turkish Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ahmet Yildiz. South Sudan is one of the countries affected by famine in Africa, along with Nigeria and Somalia. The Turkish embassy in Juba says the visiting delegates, who are expected in Juba next week, will meet some South Sudanese ministers.The embassy says the aim is to create international awareness of the declared famine disaster in the East African countries and provide humanitarian aid. The statement says the delegation is composed of the representatives of the Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, including the Deputy Secretary General in charge of Humanitarian Affairs.The delegation includes representatives from the Islamic Development Bank. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqoPFX%2BL3Enau5s%3D6RDamZ2LxFLpHVuu2GULYRyqh2nqg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
