–          President Ali says
–          As Islamic organisations hand over $110.8 million raised for Palestine

PRESIDENT Dr Irfaan Ali said, on Tuesday, that Guyana is united in the process of advancing global peace and will continue to support global efforts to bring peace to the people of Palestine.
The Head of State made those remarks during a simple handing-over ceremony at the Office of the President, as leaders of the various Islamic organisations in the country handed over a cheque amounting to $110,815,105 which was raised during a special event held at the Ramadan village.

Dr Ali said that it gives him a sense of honour to be the president of a country that is giving and to lead people characterised by care, love and a giving nature. He added that the action verifies Guyana’s credentials globally and that the country believes in global prosperity.
“We believe strongly in the global family, we believe strongly in the strength of humanity, we believe strongly in the strength of unity and, importantly, these resources were raised across all segments of the Guyanese population, across all religious segments, across all ethnic segments and that tells you that Guyana is always united in the process of advancing development, advancing peace,” he expressed.

Against that backdrop, the Head of State indicated that the government continues to work with global partners to ensure that the People of Palestine get what they deserve, which he noted is to live in peace, sovereignty and in a land where women and children are not killed daily.
Dr Ali iterated, “So we will continue to support every global effort to bring peace to the Palestinian people and to support all efforts in allowing Israel to understand that what they are doing is not in keeping with the UN charter and not in keeping with the stability of the region.”

As such, he indicated that the government was pleased to receive the cheque which it will then transmit to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). He went on to state his pleasure in assisting the Islamic community in providing support and relief for the people of Palestine.
Meanwhile, the Director of the Central Islamic Organisation (CIOG), Sheikh Moen ul-Hack, said, during the handover ceremony, that the fundraising initiative was launched by Dr Ali on the 27th night of Ramadan and saw Guyanese from all walks of life demonstrating their generosity through transfers to a special GBTI account.

The overwhelming support which was received on that evening forced the organisations to extend the period for donations to be made.
On that evening, during the Qiyaam Lailatul Qadr- a night of prayer for Global peace, over $72.5 million was raised for the people of Palestine.
During that time, President Ali continued his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and demanded global leaders to not be silent on the “publicly televised genocide.”