UAE Airlifts Life-saving Supplies To Earthquake Victims In Albania
Faizan Hashmi Published December 09, 2019 | 12:00 PM
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with International Humanitarian City, IHC, has airlifted life-saving supplies to victims of the Albanian earthquake
DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 09th Dec, 2019) The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with International Humanitarian City, IHC, has airlifted life-saving supplies to victims of the Albanian earthquake.
Recently, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Durres, Albania, claiming more than 50 lives and damaging critical infrastructure, in addition to leaving more than 12,000 people homeless. The recent drop in temperature throughout Albania has threatened the homeless population and other vulnerable groups affected by the earthquake, which was the most destructive to hit Albania in four decades.
Relief items - provided by the Emirates Red Crescent, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - include tents, medicine, and other non-shelter items. The first UAE aircraft filled with relief items arrived in Tirana yesterday with supplies for the Albanian Red Cross Society, as organised through the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator. A second UAE aircraft will arrive in Tirana today, with a third shipment to follow as required.
The shipments are being coordinated by Dubai’s IHC, which has dispatched the "Flash Studio" to document conditions on the ground. Funding for the airlifts is provided by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Assistant Minister for International Development Sultan Al Shamsi highlighted the urgency of the aid, saying, "Due to the damage caused by the earthquake, compounded by worsening winter conditions, we are racing against time to ensure that the families who lost their homes and loved ones in this emergency do not suffer further. The UAE is committed to the timely provision of emergency supplies to keep those affected warm and secure, with a priority on vulnerable groups, especially women and children."
Guiseppe Saba, CEO of Dubai’s International Humanitarian City, commented, "The UAE is committed to assisting Albania in this time of need. We are working with urgency to provide the winterised emergency supplies to those affected in as timely of a manner as possible in line with humanitarian principles."
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