Abu Dhabi: The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has distributed food to needy families, orphans and widows in Habban district in the Yemeni governorate of Shabwa, in a move to ease their difficult economic and humanitarian conditions.

Mohammad Saif Al Muhairi, head of the ERC team in Shabwa, said the distribution of food supplies is part of the humanitarian aid programme begun by the ERC to alleviate the suffering of Yemeni people, caused by the Al Houthi coup. Beneficiaries expressed their gratitude upon receiving the UAE’s assistance.