UAE aid to Iraq's Kurdistan benefits more than 1 million people

ERBIL, 17th July 2015 (WAM) --- The UAE's humanitarian aid for Iraq's Kurdistan Region have benefited more than one million refugees and underprivileged and displaced people during the Holy Month of Ramadan, Consul-General of the UAE in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, Rashid Mohammed Al Mansouri, has announced. The campaign was launched by the UAE on the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan to deliver food supplies, water and healthcare services to refugee camps and shelters and has also benefited poor families in the region's remote towns and villages. In a statement, Al Mansouri said the UAE's aid campaign for refugees was ordered by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and was personally followed up on by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to help Iraqi and Syrian refugees and underprivileged families. He added that the humanitarian effort has exceeded expectations. Funded by the Emirates Red Crescent and the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation and overseen by the UAE Consulate-General, the aid drive has confirmed that the UAE has the strongest humanitarian presence in Iraq's Kurdistan Region. – Emirates News Agency, WAM - http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395283379472.html