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DUBAI: The UAE has already allocated 70 per cent of the $100 million it pledged in April to United Nations (UN) agencies and humanitarian organisations, in support of efforts dedicated to alleviating the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. This was reported in the Khaleej Times on June 18. The assistance was announced during the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and neighbouring countries.
Range of assistance
The aid will provide a full range of assistance, including food and health services, livelihood support, emergency shelter and the protection of women. Through this assistance, the UAE is hopeful that it will prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation and the imminent risk of famine in Sudan. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) emphasised that the aid will be allocated to key partners and UN agencies, including the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN World Food Programme (WFP), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), and World Health Organisation (WHO).
According to Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, the UAE has been providing assistance since the beginning of the crisis to provide support and aid to the Sudanese people, as well as mitigate the severity of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and neighbouring countries, highlighted The UAE has provided $130 million in humanitarian aid, and 9,500 tonnes of food and medical supplies through the operation of 148 relief planes, in addition to dispatching a ship carrying approximately 1,000 tonnes of urgent relief supplies.
Refugee camps
The country has also supported refugee camps for displaced Sudanese people in Abéché and in a number of regions in Chad, and dispatched a plane carrying 100 tonnes of food supplies to Sudanese refugees in South Sudan through the WFP.
“The aid provided to Sudan and neighbouring countries by the UAE reflects the unwavering commitment of the country’s leadership to provide humanitarian and relief support to the brotherly Sudanese people, to address humanitarian challenges and continuously extend assistance and support to Sudan,” said Al Hashimy.
Al Hashimy also emphasised that the UAE will provide aid to El Fasher and other areas in Sudan in cooperation with WFP.
