They also met Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adem, head of Parliament, and Abdulwahab Ugas Khalifa, acting prime minister.
Prince Alwaleed and Princess Ameerah made an additional donation of SR7.5million ($2million) through the Alwaleed Foundation.
The additional donation was in partnership with the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) where each organization received SR3.75million ($1million) respectively.
The donation was in response to the OIC’s Somalia Famine Campaign under the Humanitarian Affairs Department and the UN’s Common Humanitarian Fund for Somalia which supports local and international aid agencies in critical long-term programs.
Prince Alwaleed had made a SR5million through Alwaleed Foundation on Monday. The donation was announced live during the televised campaign to help the famine victims in Somalia that was initiated by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. The announcement was made by Dr. Sheikh Ali Al Nashwan, board member of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation.
Recently, Prince Alwaleed received at his office in Riyadh, Ahmed Abdullah Mohamed, Somali ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The ambassador briefed Prine Alwaleed about the dire situation in Somalia giving accounts of the affected people and suffering caused by the famine there. The ambassador explained that the people were in desperate need of immediate humanitarian assistance and relief aid.
In response, Prince Alwaleed expressed his concern about the situation in the country and his readiness to assist in any way.
