Mogadishu (Sunatimes)  The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar to make hefty donations aimed at supporting the Somali people starving inside Somalia due to the ravaging drought.

The U.N Secretary General urged Arab countries to take part in the ongoing relief operation in Somalia aimed at tackling drought situation in the Horn of African country.

In a statement Ban Ki-moon also called for the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan, to respond to the UN appeal for emergency funds for drought victims in Somalia.

Ban Ki-moon’s call comes just a day after the Saudi government has pledged $60 million aid package to the drought and famine-stricken population in Somalia.