ABU DHABI // The Khalifa Foundation is to deliver urgent humanitarian assistance to the people of Malawi affected by the recent flooding that has displaced as many as 300,000 people.
The aid, which includes foodstuffs and medicine, was ordered by the President, Sheikh Khalifa, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
The gesture underpins the humanitarian approach of the UAE, led by Sheikh Khalifa, to extend assistance to all countries without distinction, reported state news agency Wam.
Meanwhile, Human Appeal International is carrying out a massive winter relief programme in the Palestinian territories as part of the UAE Compassion campaign.
The relief is being distributed in accordance with directives from Sheikh Khalifa to help refugees and affected people in the Levant and Iraq to survive the powerful snowstorm that hit the region.
Ibrahim Rashid, head of HAI’s office in the West Bank, said 15,000 needy families would benefit from the Dh15 million winter assistance programme.
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