Egypt

Minister of Solidarity: The Red Crescent is a national mechanism for the coordination of humanitarian aid to support the Gaza Strip

Minister of Social Solidarity, Dr. Maya Morsi, said that the Egyptian Red Crescent is a national mechanism for the coordination of humanitarian aid to support the Gaza Strip and international humanitarian assistance according to the tasks delegated to it. In the face of the situation in the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the crisis in October 2023, when the President of the Federation thanked the Minister of Solidarity for the efforts made by the Red Crescent in that crisis, especially since the situation in the sector is getting worse. Red in the performance of its humanitarian role as a supportive device of the Egyptian authorities locally towards the Egyptian society and the region towards the neighboring countries, as well as the importance of supporting the efforts of volunteers and volunteering, pointing out that it has worked in the field of volunteering 44 years ago in the United States, noting that the International Federation of Crescent and Red Cross associations cooperates with 191 red crescent associations and a red cross worldwide that includes 16 million volunteers. The President of the International Federation of Crescent and Red Cross Associations said what the Egyptian Red Crescent offers is, noting that the Egyptian Red Crescent is a national mechanism for the coordination of humanitarian aid to support the Gaza Strip and international humanitarian assistance according to the tasks derived to it, and that the Egyptian Red Crescent has 35 thousand volunteers, most of them young people. Dr. Maya Morsi stressed that the Gaza Strip, Sudan, and even the Arab region is witnessing strong humanitarian challenges, noting that the largest percentage of humanitarian aid provided to the Gaza Strip is Egyptian national aid, where Egyptian civil society has mobilized as well as a huge assistance from all Egyptian governorates. Aid, especially with the increasing suffering of children and women in the Gaza Strip. Humanity and relief in the region.

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