UAE comes to help of Addis Ababa and Tigray region
ABU DHABI: The UAE has sent two aircraft carrying 34 metric tonnes of food and medical supplies to Ethiopia over the past two days, including to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, and the Tigray region.
This comes as part of the relief air bridge established by the UAE to respond to the growing needs of local residents and improve their living conditions, especially among vulnerable groups such as women and children.
The UAE’s relief aid operations also come against the backdrop of its ongoing efforts to support countries experiencing hardship by providing for their basic needs, including food and medicine.
During the last period, the UAE’S air bridge included 18 relief aircraft, including 9 planes to Addis Ababa carrying 420 metric tonnes of relief and food supplies and 9 planes to the city of Mekele in the Tigray region carrying 280 metric tonnes. The supplies reached approximately 1.2 million people, including 960,000 women and children.
To date, the UAE has provided USD85 million to support relief operations in Ethiopia in cooperation with international organisations.
UAE SENT AIRCRAFT WITH 30 TONNES OF RELIEF SUPPLIES TO UKRAINIAN REFUGEES IN MOLDOVA: The United Arab Emirates sent an aircraft loaded with 30 tonnes of food supplies to Moldova to support Ukrainian refugees as part of its ongoing relief air bridge established in March to meet the humanitarian needs of Ukrainian internally displaced persons (IDPS) and refugees, especially women and children.
Ahmed Salim Al Kaabi, UAE Ambassador to Ukraine, said, “Since the start of the crisis, the UAE has been supporting international efforts to ease the hardship of Ukrainian refugees fleeing to neighbouring countries,” noting that the UAE has provided for their basic needs, including food and medicine.
Al Kaabi added, “The UAE continues to provide relief to the Ukrainian people as part of its approach based on humanitarian solidarity and in furtherance of its leadership’s values, which continue the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.”