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Qatar donates 100,000 dollars for recovery from tornado in Havana

The donation was made by the Qatar Development Fund and was intended for the government of the Cuban capital, according to information sent to OnCuba by the Qatari embassy on the island.

January 18, 2020
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The city of Doha, capital of Qatar. Photo: AFP / Archive.

The city of Doha, capital of Qatar. Photo: AFP / Archive.

The Qatar Development Fund donated 100,000 dollars to Cuba for the recovery of the damage caused by the tornado that hit Havana a year ago.

The donation was intended for the government of the Cuban capital, according to information sent to OnCuba by the Qatari embassy on the island. This important monetary aid joins those delivered in advance by other governments and international organizations, to alleviate the effects caused by the severe weather event of January 27, 2019.

The tornado left a balance of seven dead, almost 200 injured and about 10,000 displaced, and damaged about 8,000 homes and other buildings, mainly in the municipalities of Cerro, 10 de Octubre, Regla and Guanabacoa.

Casi 10 mil personas fueron desplazadas por tornado en La Habana

The Qatar Development Fund is a charitable institution that provides humanitarian aid throughout the world, in line with the objectives of the international cooperation of that nation’s Strategic Vision 2030.

It grants aid, loans and warranties and development investments, which are materialized through bilateral and multilateral agreements, and it collaborates with international organizations such as the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the African Union and the UN Economic and Social Council, among others.

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