The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has distributed 11,200 food parcels to people living in the province of Taiz, as part of the organisation's efforts to meet the humanitarian needs of Yemeni brothers.

ERC continues to provide the relief aid as part of its commitment to helping the Yemeni people and achieving the aspirations of the wise leadership to alleviate their suffering.

Beneficiaries in Taiz expressed their thanks and appreciation to the UAE for its efforts and the ERC for its support, noting that food baskets were distributed at an appropriate time amid the suffering of the population and their dire need for food.

They also said that the UAE's support of Yemen and its people dates back to the days of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and continues through its noble humanitarian stances under the wise leadership of the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

The United Nations has, on many occasions, praised the humanitarian efforts made by the UAE in Yemen, and for its relief initiatives which continue to make concerted efforts to decrease the suffering of the Yemeni people and improve the lives of those affected by the crisis in a number of provinces.

Restoration of 140 schools completed

Emirates Red Crescent has completed restoration and maintenance works on 140 schools and educational institutions in a number of Yemeni provinces as part of the organisation's ongoing efforts to strengthen the education sector in Yemen, one of the areas most affected by the ongoing crisis.

ERC provided 14 vehicles to the Ministry of Education, and supplied educational institutions with 8,500 classroom chairs, 759 computers, and 200 air-conditioners.

The organisation has been paying special attention to developing the educational sector in Yemen and plans to renovate and equip 154 schools. It is also currently working on a further 23 schools in other districts.

Today, in the presence of a number of Yemeni officials and ERC representatives, a new phase of school restoration projects was inaugurated. The project will see the reconstruction of 14 schools that have been closed since 2009.