The Governor of Erbil announces the end of the "Erbil Campaign" to collect relief aid for the earthquake victims

Erbil Governor, Omed Khoshnaw, in a press conference announced the successful end of the Erbil campaign to collect aid and support to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. With the orders and directions from the prime minister of the Kurdistan Region government, the Kurdistan Region was proactive in sending medical teams and cadres and humanitarian aid to Turkey to help.

Khoshnaw added, "After the disaster that occurred in Turkey and Syria in northern and western Kurdistan on February 6, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region announced a public campaign in Kurdistan, to collect donations for the relief of the earthquake victims, and today we announce the end of the campaign by a decision of the Ministry of Interior."

The governor of Erbil indicated, the success of the campaign was made possible through the coordination of the Ministry of Interior and the contributions of donors and companies who used their resources to aid the victims. A large number of donors from the people of Erbil responded with gratitude, and donated a lot of money and necessary supplies, which we are now loading into twenty large trucks, which will be launched, towards the affected areas.

Finally, the governor thanked the religious leaders of different faiths, civil society organizations, students, women, and youth of Kurdistan, as well as the volunteers, for their generous support and contributions to the campaign.