ERC signs humanitarian project agreements in 5 Yemeni governorates

The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, on SUNDAY signed work agreements with the governorates of Aden, Lahej, Abyan, Dhala, and Taiz to execute the first stage of water, education and food projects worth SAR 9 million

The agreements were signed by the governors of Dhala, Lahej, and Abyan, the Under-Secretary of the Taiz governorate, the Director of the Water Corporation in Aden, and by Saeed Al Ali, Director of the ERC in Aden

During the signing, the Governor of Lahej, Major-General Ahmed Abdullah Al Turki, said, "Today we are signing an agreement between the local authority in Lahej governorate and the ERC to execute the first stage of projects worth SAR 2 million

He expressed his thanks to the UAE and President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for standing by the Yemeni people. This will play a great role in restoring normalcy and in carrying out a number of projects over the course of the next three years, he added.

According to the agreement, the ERC will execute projects worth AED9 million for all the governorates in the first stage

The signing ceremony was attended by the President of the University of Aden, Dr. Al Khedr, the Under-Secretary of Aden Governorate, Mohammed Nasr Al Shadhili, and a number of officials

Yemen also witness next Wednesday, a collective wedding, in Aden for 200 brides and grooms, sponsored by the UAE Red Crescent. It is the first stage of the collective wedding. The next stages will contain collective weeding for 1800 brides and grooms