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UN hails UAE aid to Sudan amid rising humanitarian crisis: key details inside
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The UAE is one of the leading contributors of humanitarian assistance to Sudan. In a recent development, the nation has allocated 70% of the $100 million it pledged earlier this year at the “International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and Neighbouring Countries”.
The Gulf state has announced an allocation of $70 million to UN agencies and humanitarian organisations in support of efforts dedicated to alleviating the deepening humanitarian crisis in Sudan. The brutal civil war in Sudan has been raging on since April 15, 2023.
In a statement, the Emirati foreign ministry emphasised that the aid allocated is aimed at preventing further deterioration of the humanitarian situation and the imminent risk of famine in Sudan. It is part of a comprehensive strategy that includes a full range of assistance.
UAE’s constant support for brotherly Sudanese people
HE Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, UAE’s Minister of State for International Cooperation, highlighted that her country established an air bridge since the beginning of the Sudan crisis to provide support and relief supplies to the Sudanese people.
The UAE has already provided $130 million in humanitarian aid and 9,500 tonnes of food and medical supplies through 148 relief plains. In addition, it has also dispatched a ship carrying roughly 1,000 tonnes of urgent relief supplies for the scores of people in urgent need.
Her Excellency added that the aid provided to Sudan and neighbouring countries by the UAE underscores the unflinching commitment of the country’s leadership to provide assistance to the brotherly Sudanese people and address humanitarian challenges there.
UAE calling for immediate, permanent ceasefire in Sudan
Besides the supply of tonnes of humanitarian aid, the UAE has been supporting refugee camps for displaced Sudanese people in a number of regions in Chad. It has also built a couple of field hospitals in 2 Chadian cities to support tens of thousands of people in need.
The UAE has been calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Sudan, besides stressing the need to find a peaceful solution to the crisis by returning to the political process. The nation has called for joint efforts and collaboration to put an end to the problem.
UN relief chief Martin Griffiths expressed gratefulness to the UAE for its support of $70 million to help bring relief to the people of Sudan through the UN. Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, has also thanked the Emirates for its contribution.
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