AFAD Chief reiterates Turkey’s commitment to helping people around the world at official ceremony.
Istanbul, 19 May 2015 – The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), which coordinates Turkey’s response to humanitarian crises and disasters, delivered 4 tons of food and medical supplies to Nepal, where two major earthquakes claimed thousands of lives over the past month.
Speaking to reporters at the official ceremony on Tuesday evening, AFAD Chief Dr. Fuat Oktay noted that the Turkish search and rescue mission reached Kathmandu within the first 24 hours to save 21-year old John Keisi from the debris of a residential building. «This week, we also delivered 2400 food boxes to the people of Yemen,» Dr. Oktay added. «Turkey is committed to helping people in need wherever they may be.»
AFAD has been working closely with the Nepalese authorities and the United Nations to help communities which have been affected by recent earthquakes. The first shipment of humanitarian aid, consisting of 16 tons of food, medicine and personal hygiene products, had reached Nepal in late April.