Egypt, Norway urge donors to fulfil pledges for Gaza

The top diplomats of Egypt and Norway urged donors to fulfil their pledges of providing dlrs 5.4 billion in aid for the Palestinians after the devastating war in Gaza last year.
In a joint statement, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Norwegian Foreign Minister Boerge Brende called on all donors which took part in the Cairo-hosted donors' conference to meet their pledges.
The two ministers were at a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Oslo.
Last year, among countries pledging aid, Qatar offered $1 billion, and Kuwait and United Arab Emirates promised $200 million each. The United States pledged $212 million, France 40 million euros ($45 million) and Germany 50 million euros.