The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has declared its willingness to donate US$85 million to help in running humanitarian operations in Ethiopia.
In partnership with the Relief Fund against Famine, the financial aid will be allocated to certain United Nations Agencies such as: World Food Programme, International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.
The announcement of the aid was revealed during a press briefing addressed by the Under-Secretary-General for High commissioner for Refugees and the emergency relief coordinator, Martin Griffiths regarding dry conditions in the Horn of Africa.
His Excellency Cheick Shakbut bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan secretary of Estate, said that: “The UAE devotes specific attention to this issue in order to ensure stability in the Horn of Africa as the climate change affects negatively the humanitarian situations. Hence, the pledge we made will enhance the humanitarian Agencies capacity to rescue the regions in state of emergencies.”
The UAE Red-Crescent and Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Organization have also launched an air bridge as well as a boat of relief in order to rescue people affected by dry conditions in Somalia.
