WAM Aden, July 12th, 2012 (WAM) -- In implementation of the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's AED 500 million food aid for Yemeni people, the Khalifa bin Zayed Humanitarian Foundation (KZHF) has distributed 1900 food parcels among displaced people of Abyan in the Aden Governorate.

The food parcels included items such as rice, flour, sugar, oil and Kids powder milk.

The beneficiaries expressed happiness on receiving food parcels which affirmed the keenness of the UAE to ease their suffering due to the difficult circumstances they are going through.

They expressed best wishes of good health for Sheikh Khalifa and more prosperity and progress for the people of the UAE.

The UAE President has assigned KZHF to purchase these supplies from the local markets in Yemen in order to activate their economy and reviving its domestic market.

Sheikh Khalifa has also given directives to distribute the food supplies directly among the Yemenis by setting up outlets in the different regions in order to ensure that it will reach to a large number of people.

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