UAE Signs Agreement with UNICEF to Aid Sudan Humanitarian Efforts
UAE and UNICEF Team Up to Support Healthcare, Water, and Education for Children in Sudan and South Sudan
UAE Pledges $7 Million to UNICEF for Humanitarian Aid in Sudan and South Sudan
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Aug 31: The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has announced an agreement with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to provide $7 million. Support important humanitarian efforts. In Sudan and South Sudan.
The agreement earmarks $6 million for UNICEF’s work in Sudan and $1 million for work in South Sudan, further affirming the UAE’s commitment to mitigating acute humanitarian crises in these countries.
13.6 million children in Sudan require immediate help as a result of the ongoing violence, which has turned into a catastrophic catastrophe harming children. Sudan is at the centre of the biggest child displacement catastrophe in history, having forced over six million people—more than half of them children—to flee their homes due to violence.
The donation from the UAE directly supports UNICEF’s efforts to provide primary healthcare, adequate quality water and education through formal and informal channels, including early learning programs for children and women in Sudan and South Sudan.
Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimi, Minister of State for International Cooperation, said the UAE is deeply committed to supporting the most vulnerable people in the conflict, especially children in crisis-affected Sudan and South Sudan. We also reinforce our commitment to UNICEF, the UAE fraternity, to continue to support the Sudanese people in their time of need as they continue to provide life-saving assistance and essential services to children, working with international partners to address the emergency. Humanitarian challenges. , as proof of the UAE’s recent participation in the Sudan Dialogue, welcomed the move by UAE actors to provide assistance to those in need, particularly in humanitarian matters, and through the Address Cross.
Over the past decade, the UAE has provided more than US$3.5 billion in aid to the people of Sudan, underscoring its commitment to helping those in need in times of crisis.
During the crisis that began in 2023, the United States sent 159 aid flights, provided 230 million US dollars in humanitarian aid, and provided 10,000 tons of food, medical supplies and relief materials. Furthermore, the two state of the art hospitals in Shattle UAE have treated over 45,000 patients.
In addition, the United Arab Emirates continues to urge that the current conflict end immediately and that hostilities halt. The country underlines the necessity for the warring parties to settle their disagreements peacefully via negotiations and insists that there is no military alternative..
To that end, the UAE will engage with all relevant stakeholders and support any process aimed at achieving a national consensus for a lasting settlement with Sudan and the formation of a citizen-led government through the political process.
