Abu Dhabi, 14 Jan. 2009 (WAM) - The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) is gearing up to send emergency aid to Haiti which was hit by a devastating earthquake.
RCA's Board Chairman Ahmed Humaid Al Mazrouei said that the aid, consisting of foodstuff, medical and sheltering stuff, will be dispatched to the survivors of the earthquake, in keeping with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler's Representative in the Western Region and Chairman of the RCA. "The first stage of the relief programme will involve provision of sheltering materials to the people who lost their homes," added Am Mazrouei.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2010.
