The UAE provides huge aid to Somalia to overcome the drought crisis

  The Emirates Red Crescent Authority continued its relief operations, to reduce the repercussions of the drought disaster in Somalia, and expanded the scope of its humanitarian programs, to include more than one million displaced and affected people, in implementation of the directives of the wise leadership, and with the follow-up of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, representative of the ruler of Abu Dhabi in the Al Dhafra region. Chairman of the Commission.

 

 The authority has completed its arrangements to move an aid ship from the UAE to Mogadishu, carrying hundreds of tons of food and other relief supplies to support its current efforts, to alleviate the suffering of those affected and improve their current conditions.

 

 The Authority's relief team, which is currently on the Somali scene, distributed more humanitarian aid to the displaced and those affected by the repercussions of the drought that struck Somalia, which included large quantities of food and nutritional supplements for children.

 

  In another axis, the delegation completed its arrangements to provide water, through large tanks for the displaced in five areas considered the most affected by the drought disaster.

 

  Relief and humanitarian aid convoys are conducted daily to the Somali camps, within a plan developed by the authority's team to provide the basic needs of the displaced and affected.

 

 Relief operations for the displaced continue, amid expectations that the suffering of the displaced will worsen and their numbers will increase, due to the widening drought in Somalia and its spread to other areas that until recently were outside the scope of the disaster's impact.

 

  The delegation of the Emirates Red Crescent is moving in several directions, to reduce the aggravation of the suffering of those affected by drought conditions, and to strengthen the means of humanitarian response to ward off the dangers facing them. Comprehensive care, especially for women, children, and vulnerable groups.