Syria and Turkey<\/a> has had a devastating impact on the affected communities, and we are honoured to be able to provide critical aid and support through our partnerships with Red Crescent Societies in Bahrain, the UAE and Qatar. We believe that it is our responsibility to leverage our resources and expertise to make a positive difference in the lives of those affected by this tragedy.”<\/span><\/p>\nMr Teckchandani added that as the group continues to support vulnerable communities in the region, it remains dedicated to aligning its “efforts with the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\nSo far, other\u00a0<\/span>Middle East retailers<\/span>\u00a0such as\u00a0<\/span>Majid Al Futtaim<\/span>, Union Coop and LuLu have contributed toward relief efforts.<\/span><\/p>\nBRCS secretary-general, Mubarak Al Hadi, said: \u201cThis concerted effort is aimed at ensuring an uninterrupted continuum of crucial humanitarian assistance and relief provisions to the individuals and families afflicted by the deleterious effects of this earthquake.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To aid victims of the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, Apparel Group has donated the first batch of 4,500 units of clothing and footwear<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":18757,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[4063],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22472"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22472"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22474,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22472\/revisions\/22474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}