Humanitarian

Jordan agrees to send aid to stranded Syrians

london - Emirates voice

Jordan on Sunday said it had agreed to a UN request to deliver humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of Syrians stranded near a border crossing between the two countries. Foreign ministry spokesman Mohammed al-Kayed said, however, it will be a "one-off" operation to send "humanitarian aid across the Rukban border crossing" towards a desert area where the Syrians are struck.Read more

Dh30 million health fund will help poorest of society

Dubai - Emirates Voice

Low income patients in need of expensive healthcare are being offered a helping hand thanks to a new scheme launched by Dubai Health Authority to mark 2018 as the Year of Zayed. Free and discounted treatments are being offered by the DHA in association with six private healthcare facilities, thanks to a fund worth Dh30 million. The Ataa’ wa Saa’daRead more

Second Emirati aid convey arrives in Al-Khokha, Yemen

AL HUDAYDAH - Emirates Voice

The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, has continued its relief and humanitarian operations in various liberated areas of Yemen, most recently distributing food aid to Al-Khokha city residents in Al Hudaydah governorate of Yemen. The relief convoy, the second aid convoy run by the ERC since the liberation of city, included food and relief items. The beneficiaries expressed their thanks toRead more

Bahrain, Saudi security inseparable

Manama - Emirates Voice

The Saudi Ambassador Dr. Abdullah bin Abdul Malik Al Shaikh has strongly condemned and denounced the terrorist bombing attack on an oil pipeline near Buri area in the Kingdom of Bahrain. “This hostile act is an act of terrorism and sabotage that runs counter to all humanitarian values, principles and international law and was aimed to destabilize the Kingdom ofRead more

UNFPA calls for immediate humanitarian access to Yemen

New york - Emirates Voice

The United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) called for immediate humanitarian assistance to reach those in need in Yemen, especially when Yemen already has one of the highest maternal death rates in the Arab world, in a statement obtained by Saba. The(UNFPA) is concerned about the effects of the total closure of air, sea and land access to Yemen on theRead more

Lifeline trails restored to Nepal's quake-hit villages

Lapa - Emirates Voice

As the dust settled from Nepal's massive earthquake, a fresh humanitarian crisis was just beginning: supply lines to remote communities had been destroyed, and villagers were starving. Without these trails used by porters and mules to ferry in goods, more than one million people living in isolated villages in central Nepal were desperately short on food. What staples did manageRead more

BATRC condemns police bus terror blast

Manama - Emirates Voice

The Bahrain Association for Tolerance and Religious Co-existence (BATRC) condemned the terrorist blast which targeted a Manama-bound police bus on Khalifa bin Salman Highway, near Jidhafs, yesterday. A policeman martyred and eight others were seriously injured in the incident. The association President Yussef Buzaboon described the terrorist blast as a criminal act that contravenes all humanitarian values and divine religionsRead more

Sheikha Fatima Global Humanitarian Campaign concludes

Khartoum - Emirates Voice

The Sheikha Fatima Global Humanitarian Campaign has concluded its work in the Sudanese villages with the treatment of more than 1,000 women and children, as part of the Fatima Bint Mubarak Volunteer Programme. The programme is a joint initiative of the Zayed Giving Initiative and the General Women's Union, an embodiment of their distinct partnership in the field of humanitarianRead more

ERC distributes food aid to families in Abyan governorate

Aden - Emirates Voice

The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, has distributed essential food aid to residents of the Al Wade'a and Mudiyah district in Abyan Governorate, who are suffering from multiple humanitarian crises due to the ongoing conflict. The ERC yesterday distributed 1,000 food baskets, as part of its initiative to respond to the deteriorating financial situation and to alleviate the burdens imposed onRead more

Yemen condemns terrorist blast in Bahrain

Manama - Emirates Voice

Yemen has strongly condemned the terrorist blast incident in the Bahraini capital Manama which resulted in injuries to several policemen. The Foreign Ministry of Yemen in its statement stressed that such terrorist acts contravene all humanitarian, moral and religious values, according to Yemen’s News Agency (Saba). The Yemeni ministry reiterated Yemen’s stance that rejects all forms and manifestations of terrorismRead more