UAE allocates 20 mln dirhams for humanitarian projects in Syria during the month of Ramadan

Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan,  Representative of the Ruler of Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent Authority, announced allocating 20 million dirhams to implement humanitarian programs in Syria during the holy month of Ramadan.

The Emirates News Agency “WAM” stated that Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed asked the Red Crescent Authority to provide the best services to the Syrian brothers, provide their needs during the blessed month of Ramadan and support them, especially in the governorates affected by the earthquake.

According to the agency, the Authority began to develop an urgent plan to implement the directives of Sheikh Hamdan, and completed its preparations so that Ramadan programs this year would meet the requirements of Syria and fulfill the aspirations of the Emirati leadership, which attaches great importance to the current humanitarian situation in Syria.

For his part, Dr. Hamdan Musallam Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Red Crescent Authority, said: “The directives of the Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent Authority come within the framework of his interest in the humanitarian conditions of the brothers in Syria and his keenness to alleviate their suffering and improve their conditions in the light of the conditions left by the earthquake disaster there. He noted that Sheikh Hamdan closely follows up on the humanitarian situation in Syria and its direct repercussions on the lives of those affected.

Al Mazrouei explained that the Authority has developed a solid plan to expand the umbrella of beneficiaries from Ramadan projects in Syria, in coordination with the UAE embassy in Damascus and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.

NR