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他通过他的人道基金向联合国世界粮食计划署为17.3万难民捐赠250万元，820吨食物。
The Weeknd in London on July 7. Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images
Acclaimed artist Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye is providing four million meals to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help people in Gaza, the UN's body has said.
Tesfaye, who is a UN Goodwill Ambassador, has directed $2.5 million from his XO Humanitarian Fund towards WFP humanitarian efforts in Gaza, according to WFP's statement Friday.
The donation equates to four million emergency meals, which will fund 820 metric tons of food parcels that can feed more than 173,000 Palestinians for two weeks, it said.
The WFP didn't indicate when the aid could reach Gaza.
Context: Tesfaye has been a Goodwill Ambassador since 2021.
His XO Humanitarian Fund, which was established in partnership with WFP USA in 2022, has raised $5 million to date.
The first $2.5 million of the fund went to support emergency food assistance to women and children in Ethiopia, and the rest will be allocated to the Gaza response, according to the statement.
Canadian Singer-songwriter The Weeknd to provide four million meals in Gaza
From CNN's reporters
Acclaimed artist Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye is providing four million meals to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help people in Gaza, the UN's body has said.
Tesfaye, who is a UN Goodwill Ambassador, has directed $2.5 million from his XO Humanitarian Fund towards WFP humanitarian efforts in Gaza, according to WFP's statement Friday.
The donation equates to four million emergency meals, which will fund 820 metric tons of food parcels that can feed more than 173,000 Palestinians for two weeks, it said.
The WFP didn't indicate when the aid could reach Gaza.
More than one million Palestinians in Gaza are "on the verge of starvation," WFP said, adding that since the conflict began on Oct 7, a “humanitarian catastrophe beyond reckoning” has been unleashed.
Context: Tesfaye has been a Goodwill Ambassador since 2021.
His XO Humanitarian Fund, which was established in partnership with WFP USA in 2022, has raised $5 million to date.
The first $2.5 million of the fund went to support emergency food assistance to women and children in Ethiopia, and the rest will be allocated to the Gaza response, according to the statement.
