The UAE flew 51 tonnes of food aid to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of its humanitarian initiatives during Ramadan.
"The UAE and Bosnia and Herzegovina share close historical ties and have engaged in joint action in many areas as part of the keenness of the two countries’ leadership to develop and strengthen these ties to serve common interests," said Nabila Al Shamsi, UAE ambassador to the Republic of Montenegro and non-resident ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina and to the Republic of Kosovo.
"These food supplies sent by the UAE to our brothers in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina are part of the provision of food to families in need during this holy month," she added.
Last year, the UAE sent two aircraft carrying 50 ventilators and 17.3 tonnes of medical aid.
The Emirates will fund 100 million meals in 30 countries during Ramadan.
The campaign, launched on April 11, reached the target of raising Dh100 million ($27.2m) in only 10 days, thanks to support from 185,000 donors – individuals and companies, both inside and outside the UAE.
On Wednesday, the Emirates sent 50 tonnes of food aid to Tajikistan and 46 tonnes to Egypt.
Food packages were also distributed in Ghana, Angola and Uganda this week.
Ramadan – in pictures
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Afghan men perform Friday prayers at a mosque in the country's capital city of Kabul. Reuters -
A man and a boy attend Friday prayers at Al Husseini mosque in Amman, Jordan. Reuters -
Palestinians gather during the second Friday prayers of Ramadan, outside the Dome of the Rock at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City. AFP -
Pakistani men place food for the people to break their fast on a roadside tent during Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA -
A Saudi volunteer distributes boxes of iftar meals at a traffic junction in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah. AFP -
Devotees perform their taraweeh prayers at Fateh Grand Mosque in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters -
A Palestinian man sells traditional sweets in the Old City of Nablus, during Ramadan. EPA -
Palestinian children play with sparklers in the street after iftar in Gaza City. AFP -
A woman from a humanitarian organisation prepares an iftar meal for the needy in Aleppo, Syria, during Ramadan. AFP -
Afghans wait to break their Ramadan fast at a mosque during the holy month, in Kandahar. EPA -
A man in Peshawar, Pakistan, sells date palms, a popular appetiser for breaking the fast during Ramadan. EPA -
A Kashmiri woman prays at a shrine in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA -
A woman reads the Quran while waiting for afternoon prayers at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia EPA -
Ramadan worshippers at a mosque in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters -
Palestinian children cool off in Al Fara spring near the village of Tubas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, during a heat wave in Ramadan. AFP -
Hamodah Zakout, a Palestinian musaharati, beats a drum to wake people for their pre-dawn suhoor meal at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. AP Photo -
Women outside a mosque during the Muslim fasting month in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters -
A woman with a decorative crescent moon at an orphanage in the Syrian capital Damascus. Reuters -
Young Tunisian volunteers prepare meals for people in need, in Ariana, in the capital Tunis. EPA -
A child sells prickly pear fruit on a street in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA -
Worshippers pray before breaking their fast in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. EPA -
The family of Nour El-Sabah, 35, prepare traditional food to sell during Ramadan in Beni Suef, Egypt. Reuters -
Women break their fast at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reuters -
Crowds gather to receive free bread during the holy month in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA -
An Indonesian student reads a Braille Quran at the Raudlatul Makfufin Boarding School in Pamulang, Banten. EPA -
A man in the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, India, reads the Quran during Ramadan . AFP
