Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Bin Thani Al-Thani in landmark $35m donation for the displaced through UNHCR’s Zakat programme

UNHCR  | UK
16 April 2019   |

UNHCR receives landmark $35 million donation for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and displaced Yemenis.  © UNHCR/Susan Hopper

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today a major individual contribution of more than $35 million from Qatari businessperson Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Bin Thani Al-Thani for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and displaced Yemenis.