20,000 families in Latvia benefit from Emirates Red Crescent winter aid

The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has intensified its winter aid campaign to assist affected people in many countries.

An ERC delegation recently visited Latvia to distribute winter aid, including heating equipment, blankets, winter clothes, food and children's supplies, to nearly 20,000 families, in coordination with the UAE Embassy.

Fahad Abdulrahman Bin Sultan, Deputy Secretary-General of the ERC for International Development and Cooperation, said the aid is part of the ERC’s winter aid campaign, launched upon the directives of the UAE’s leadership.

An elderly woman receive winter aid from one of the ERC officials. WAM

The ERC has intensified its recent relief efforts, to meet the aspirations of the country's leadership to ease the suffering of those affected by harsh weather conditions, he added.

The ERC has reinforced its presence in countries where the initiatives have been implemented, through the work of field delegations that have reached out to refugees and displaced people in targeted areas.

The ERC's response to the harsh winter conditions on refugees and displaced people has been strong and fast.

ERC's officials distribute winter aid among the poor in Latvia. WAM

It has launched urgent relief efforts in line with the steep decline in temperatures, Fahad bin Sultan further added, affirming that the ERC’s relief efforts were coordinated with partners in target areas, enabling it to reach out to affected people in their local regions and provide for their basic needs.

He also stressed that relevant relief efforts will continue until the end of the winter season.

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