FIFA plans to provide humanitarian aid of $1 million to the millions of people who were left homeless from the destructive earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
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FIFA has allocated $1 million to its FIFA Foundation to provide humanitarian aid to people affected by thein Turkey and Syria has climbed over 43,000, and millions are in need of humanitarian aid after being left homeless and without basic amenities. FIFA said it had consulted with the Turkish Football Federation and the Syrian Football Association , as well as"international and local non-governmental organisations".Members of Colombian USAR team check the site of collapsed buildings on Feb. 17, 2023, in Hatay, Turkey."The aid will be used to purchase and distribute essential humanitarian items, as well as to provide emergency and temporary shelter and protection," FIFA said in a statement.
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