UAE sends food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray region
At least 200 tonnes of vital food supplies were flown to the troubled region
The UAE, in co-operation with the World Food Programme, has sent an aircraft carrying vital food supplies to Mekele in the Tigray region of Ethiopia to support the humanitarian effort there.
At least 200 tonnes of food supplies were on the flight. This aims to alleviate the suffering of people there in light of the conflict and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mohamed Al Rashidi, ambassador of the UAE to Ethiopia, said the Emirates is committed to supporting the humanitarian effort in Tigray.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation expressed the UAE's full solidarity with the Ethiopian people and renewed its call for a commitment to de-escalation and returning to dialogue for peace, stability and national unity.
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