UN praises UAE’s support for African countries during coronavirus crisis

UN praises UAE’s support for African countries during coronavirus crisis

UN recently launched its first air solidarity flight to transport medical supplies to African countries. DUBAI: The United Nations lauded humanitarian gestures from the UAE government in providing medical and protective supplies to African countries amidst the global fight against coronavirus.. "Our air bridges need to be fully funded to do this, and we stand ready to transport frontline health and humanitarian workers as well as medical cargo," WFP executive director David Beasley said.. Houthis under pressure to release journalists /node/1658981/middle-east. Envoys have demanded that the militia stop using courts to settle scores.. Foreign ambassadors to Yemen demanded that the Houthis stop using courts to settle scores with their opponents. The Yemen Journalist Syndicate, which documents violations against the media by Houthis and other warring factions in Yemen, also condemned the death sentence, accusing them of physically and psychologically abusing the journalists since the outset of their detention. ".