Canadian Singer-songwriter Abel Tesfaye The Weeknd to provide four million meals in Gaza

Canadian Singer-songwriter Abel Tesfaye The Weeknd to provide four million meals in Gaza for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to assist the people living in Gaza the UN’s body has announced.

Tesfaye the UN Goodwill Ambassador, has been directing $2.5 millions from the XO Humanitarian Fund towards WFP aid initiatives in Gaza in Gaza, as per WFP’s announcement on on Friday.

Abel Tesfaye The Weeknd to provide four million meals in Gaza

The amount is equivalent to 4 million meals for emergencies, which will cover 820 tonnes of food packages, which will provide food to nearly 173,000 Palestinians for a period of two weeks, according to the statement.

Abel Tesfaye The Weeknd to provide four million meals in Gaza

The singer who is real name is Abel Tesfaye, stepped into the job as Goodwill ambassador for The WFP initiative in the month of October 2021. He created the XO Humanitarian Fund with the World Food Program USA, which has raised over $5 million in the past to help people who can’t easily get food items. He has also contributed $1.8 million from his personal funds for the WFP.

The WFP did not provide a timeframe for when aid would be available to Gaza.

Corrine Fleisher, regional director of the WFP Corrine Fleisher, a regional director for the WFP, expressed gratitude to Tesfaye for his contribution, saying, “We hope others will be inspired by Abel’s work and join Our efforts.”

Over one million Palestinians in Gaza are “on the brink of hunger,” WFP said, saying that since the war began on October 7 it has been the world has witnessed a “humanitarian disaster that cannot be described” is unfolding.

Abel Tesfaye The Weeknd to provide four million meals in Gaza

Tesfaye has been a Goodwill Ambassador since 2021: Abel Tesfaye The Weeknd to provide four million meals in Gaza

The XO Humanitarian Fund, which was founded in cooperation together with WFP USA in 2022, has collected $5 million so far.

The initial $2.5 million from the money was allocated to food assistance for children and women in Ethiopia and the remainder will be devoted for aid in the Gaza response, as per the statement.

“We thank Abel for his significant contribution to the Palestinians from Palestine. We hope that others follow in the footsteps of Abel and help our efforts as The Director of the WFP for the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe Region, Corinne Fleischer.

Abel Tesfaye The Weeknd to provide four million meals in Gaza

Abel was given the title of ambassador in 2021. He has been a strong supporter of the global hunger relief mission since then, through personal contributions that total US$1.8 millions (PS1.4mill) and additional efforts through his XO Humanitarian Fund he established in collaboration with the World Food Program USA last March.

The fund for songwriters will deliver 820 tonnes of food parcels which will supply more than 173,000 Palestinians for two weeks in the event that the violence erupted once more today(Friday the 1st of December) and marked the expiration of a week-long ceasefire.

Abel Tesfaye The Weeknd to provide four million meals in Gaza

The 2024 date is set for the year 2024. Abel will also be donating $1 for each concert ticket sold during the global portion of his After Hours ’til Dawn stadium tour to the XO Humanitarian Fund. Dates have not yet been announced.

The fans praised Abel for his commitment to helping others One fan stated: “Oh Abel Tesfaye Abel, you’re an hero! !’

Many branded him as king while another said, ‘We LOVE YOU AWESOMELY.’

“Finally, a famous person uses their wealth to benefit others!’ said a third party.

The fighting in Gaza continued today following the cease-fire of seven days that was signed between Israel and Hamas ended.