Dubai: 2.1 million low-income people benefit from RTA drives
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Initiatives include Ramadan Iftar meals distribution; education support; and distribution of Covid-19 essentials.
Social initiatives launched by Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) benefitted more than 2.1 million people both in the UAE and abroad in 2020.
Rowdah Al Mehrizi, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communication, Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector, said: “The RTA’s role in supporting the community was clearly illustrated during the Covid-19 pandemic, where about 2.01 million riders benefited from its initiatives.
“Supported by 22 volunteers from the RTA, the RTA distributed 180,000 posters about precautionary measures to all public transport means. About 10,000 face masks were provided to the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) for distribution to medical personnel.”
UAE s aid to help 50,000 people in flood-hit Malaysia
Wam/Abu Dhabi Filed on January 9, 2021
Residents walk along a road submerged by floodwaters in Mentakab in Malaysia s Pahang state on January 8, 2021, following heavy rains.
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The aid includes large quantities of medical and food supplies, and shelter materials.
The UAE has provided urgent humanitarian aid to those affected by the floods that swept the state of Pahang, Malaysia.
The move is in implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
The aid includes large quantities of medical and food supplies, and shelter materials. The first phase of the aid programme that is implemented by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) will benefit more than 50,000 people.