UAE: UAE airlifts 30 tonnes of food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray region – Gulf Digital News

UAE: UAE airlifts 30 tonnes of food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray region – Gulf Digital News

ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates has sent a plane carrying 30 tonnes of food items to Mekele, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, as part of humanitarian efforts to airlift supplies to the Tigray people.

The assistance will benefit more than 7,000 people, including 5,600 women and children. It will support the growing needs of families, especially women and children, due to the current situation.

Mohamed Salem Al Rashidi, UAE Ambassador to Ethiopia, said: "The UAE is keen to support the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region, and to meet the needs of the population in light of food shortages." 

He added: "The UAE has consolidated its global position in providing support and humanitarian aid. It is at the forefront of extending a helping hand, and taking swift action to provide emergency relief to countries and peoples that need it.

"These supplies come within the framework of the UAE’s continuous efforts to provide basic needs for countries and its peoples. The UAE places great value in the importance of supporting countries in need, while putting people at the top of its priorities without discrimination and without any other considerations."

Last year, the UAE, in cooperation with the World Food Programme, sent 8