MOKHA, 17th April, 2017 (WAM) -- The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has pledged to build 17 homes in Yemen's Red Sea city of Mokha, in a first phase of a project planned to help residents affected by the current developments in the country.

The initiative is part of the UAE humanitarian arm's efforts in easing the harsh help ease the harsh humanitarian conditions in the coastal city.

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