Khalaf Al Habtoor calls for a global fund to eradicate poverty and donates 100 million dirhams

Businessman Khalaf Al Habtoor has called on the world's rich to establish a fund with the goal of eradicating extreme poverty in the world.

Al Habtoor said in tweets on his Twitter account that "the extreme poverty that hundreds of millions of people suffer from is a great concern to him, and he always seeks to find solutions to eliminate it with the effort and international collective cooperation."

He added: The repercussions of the Corona virus and the deteriorating economic conditions in a number of countries prompt me to re-share a study I published in 2017 aimed at eliminating extreme poverty in the world.

He explained that the study calls for obtaining a global gift to eradicate poverty that does not exceed zakat or the percentages stipulated in the monotheistic religions, collected by an independent global institution whose mission is to eradicate poverty in the whole world, without discrimination.

Al Habtoor had previously invited a group of the world's rich to establish a fund aimed at eradicating extreme poverty in the world, and said, "I pledged in 2016 from Washington to offer the equivalent of 100 million dirhams if I found someone to contribute, but the invitation did not receive a response."

In another tweet, he said, "From Twitter, I repeat the call to the able to work together to eradicate poverty."

Al Habtoor attached to his tweet a video clip in which he said, “I always think that God Almighty has provided us with health, family and goodness, and when I travel, I see in several countries, including the first and rich countries, with severe poverty cases, people waiting for food, and this is very painful, so I think how we help and support the poor. , especially those in need and children who die from hunger, poverty and cold, so I suggest establishing an independent fund or institution to support those in need without discrimination, and this fund does not belong to any country, it is supported by states, governments, banks and those who are able.”

He continued, "All religions require the release of funds for aid, charity and zakat for the poor, and from here I repeat my initiative to donate 100 million dirhams to support this fund, and I invite everyone to donate in their lives to help those in need, and I hope that this goal will be achieved."

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