ERC continues food aid distribution to As Silw District, Yemen

TAIZ, 19th March, 2018 (WAM) -- The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, has continued its humanitarian and relief campaigns to improve the lives of the Yemeni people and help them overcome their difficult conditions caused by the siege of the Iran-backed Houthi militias. ERC teams yesterday distributed hundreds of food parcels at the Sheikh Moussa Mosque in the village of Al Sharaf in the As Silw District of Taiz, as part of the third phase of its aid distribution campaign. The distribution of food parcels and basic supplies to villages in As Silw is part of the ERC’s efforts to improve local conditions and the services provided to local residents experiening adverse conditions. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, Juma Abdullah Al Mazrouei, Head of the ERC Team in Aden, said that the UAE’s support for Yemen is part of the desire of the wise leadership, led by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to support Yemenis and help them overcome their tough conditions. The ERC is intensifying its humanitarian, relief and development support for Yemen and its people, he added. The residents of As Silw District praised the ERC’s role in rescuing them and thanked the UAE’s leadership, government and people for their support.