UAE Red Crescent team to expedite relief efforts

Islamabad: A high-level delegation from the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) arrived in Pakistan on Friday to step up efforts for prompt delivery of relief assistance to alleviate the suffering of victims of the devastating floods.

Food supplies

The head of the RCA delegation Khamis Mohammad Al Suwaidi said he would pay a field tour of the flood-affected areas to assess most needed basic food supplies and sheltering materials.

‘'Relief operations will be carried out in coordination with the UAE embassy in Islamabad," he said.

According to him, after the flood hit Pakistan, the RCA immediately swept into action under the instructions of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan for delivery of urgent relief assistance.

The RCA, he indicated, has completed preparations to implement a massive humanitarian programme to aid and relief internally displaced persons (IDPs) who are living under abject circumstances.

Al Suwaidi also met with representatives of the National Disaster Management Authority, Pakistani Red Crescent and UN specialised agencies who are operating in the flood-hit regions.