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Doha
A Qatar Emiri Air Force aircraft departed Doha on Saturday morning, carrying relief aid cargo sent by the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), as a gift of solidarity from the people of Qatar to the citizens of Lebanon. This comes as part of the immediate humanitarian response to the Beirut Port explosion.
During the departure of the aircraft, QRCS leaders were present, including Ali bin Hassan Al Hammadi, secretary-general; Engineer Ibrahim Abdullah Al Maliki, executive director and acting director of Relief and International Development; and Dr Fawzi Oussedik, head of International Relations and International Humanitarian Law (IHL).
On arrived in Beirut, the aircraft was received by the QRCS Representation Mission staff in Lebanon, in cooperation with the Lebanese Red Cross. They are coordinating with the Embassy of Qatar in Lebanon to facilitate the entry and transfer of the cargo.
Consisting of tonnes of relief and medical assistance, the cargo is the first of a series of aid packages to be sent under the ‘Heart for Beirut’, a humanitarian campaign launched by the QRCS to provide health, shelter and food aid to reduce the impact of the disaster on vulnerable people affected and to support the efforts of the Lebanese Red Cross.
Together with the host National Society, the mission of QRCS is to provide food and other urgent assistance to the families affected in order to help them with the current ordeal.
Doha
A Qatar Emiri Air Force aircraft departed Doha on Saturday morning, carrying relief aid cargo sent by the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), as a gift of solidarity from the people of Qatar to the citizens of Lebanon. This comes as part of the immediate humanitarian response to the Beirut Port explosion.
During the departure of the aircraft, QRCS leaders were present, including Ali bin Hassan Al Hammadi, secretary-general; Engineer Ibrahim Abdullah Al Maliki, executive director and acting director of Relief and International Development; and Dr Fawzi Oussedik, head of International Relations and International Humanitarian Law (IHL).
On arrived in Beirut, the aircraft was received by the QRCS Representation Mission staff in Lebanon, in cooperation with the Lebanese Red Cross. They are coordinating with the Embassy of Qatar in Lebanon to facilitate the entry and transfer of the cargo.
Consisting of tonnes of relief and medical assistance, the cargo is the first of a series of aid packages to be sent under the ‘Heart for Beirut’, a humanitarian campaign launched by the QRCS to provide health, shelter and food aid to reduce the impact of the disaster on vulnerable people affected and to support the efforts of the Lebanese Red Cross.
Together with the host National Society, the mission of QRCS is to provide food and other urgent assistance to the families affected in order to help them with the current ordeal.
