Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty ImagesAcclaimed 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 WFP didn't indicate when the aid could reach Gaza.
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.
Persons:
Samir Hussein, Abel, Tesfaye, Corrine Fleisher, ”
Organizations:
United Nations, Food Programme, UN Goodwill, Fund, USA
Locations:
London, Gaza, Ethiopia