President of Guyana Irfaan Ali
Guyana is contributing US$100,000 to help relief efforts in Turkey and neighbouring Syria, affected by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
Guyanese President Irfaan Ali said the donation will be split equally between the earthquake-hit countries.
The decision to assist follows a United Nations appeal on Tuesday for humanitarian funding to bring urgent relief to approximately five million Syrians.
The February 6 quake resulted in more than 40,000 fatalities, injuries to civilians and destruction to infrastructure.
The UN had announced that US$397 million is needed to address humanitarian concerns in Syria over the next three months, in priority areas such as shelter, healthcare, food and protection.
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