Addis Ababa, August 19, 2021 (FBC) – The UAE, in co-operation with the World Food Programme (WFP), has sent an aircraft carrying vital food supplies to Mekele, Tigray to support the humanitarian effort there.
At least 200 tonnes of food supplies were on the flight, according to the national.
Mohamed Al Rashidi, ambassador of the UAE to Ethiopia, said the Emirates is committed to supporting the humanitarian effort in Tigray.
Michael Dunford of the World Food Programme said the organisation welcomed the UAE initiative.
“Food supplies are currently running low in the region and the World Food Programme plans to deliver the vegetable oil from the UAE along with other food, fuel and humanitarian supplies to Tigray by road as soon as possible,” he said.
“We appreciate this timely support from the UAE.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation expressed the UAE’s full solidarity with the Ethiopian people.