Human chain delivers food to under siege residents in Taiz

Taiz youth say thanks to Emirates Red Crescent with unique artwork

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Young volunteers formed a human chain carrying food parcels — supplied by the UAE’s Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) — to people in remote areas in the Al Mahssab Mountains in western Taiz.

Considered the longest in Yemen, the human chain was a demonstration against Taiz’s siege by Al Houthi militias.

The event coincided with World Food Day that takes place on October 16 every year.

The ERC distributed 1,500 food parcels as well as basic goods to Yemeni families in western Taiz, benefiting 10,500 Yemeni citizens, a majority of whom are women, children and the elderly.

More than 400 Yemeni youth drew a unique art piece with a number of messages in Arabic and English, expressing thanks and appreciation to ERC, for its efforts in Taiz and Yemen.