UAE airlifts 30 tonnes of food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray region ABU DHABI, 19th March, 2022 – The United Arab Emirates has sent a plane carrying 30 tonnes of food items to Mekele, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, as part of humanitarian efforts to airlift supplies to the Tigray people. The assistance will benefit more than 7,000 people, including 5,600 women and children. It will support the growing needs of families, especially women and children, due to the current situation. Mohamed Salem Al Rashidi, UAE Ambassador to Ethiopia, said: “The UAE is keen to support the humanitarian situation in…