Khaleej Times Online-Islamic group pledges 145 million dollars for tsunami orphans: report

Khaleej Times Online: "Islamic group pledges 145 million dollars for tsunami orphans: report
(AFP)

20 February 2005


KUALA LUMPUR - The world�s biggest grouping of Islamic nations has pledged 145 million dollars for Indonesia�s tsunami-ravaged Aceh province, to be spent largely on children orphaned by the December 26 disaster, a report said on Sunday.
The money will finance various projects over a four to five year period, chair of the Organisation of Islamic Conference, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, was quoted as saying by the New Straits Times."