The UAE has become the nerve center of global humanitarian response. And it's by design in a country whose founding fathers were keen to harness their energies to serve human development.
It was the UAE's founding father, Sheikh Zayed, who set foreign aid and assistance as pillars of the country’s foreign policy. Since then, the UAE’s global stature in the field of humanitarian work has grown steadily.
It's just an indicator of the UAE’s founding ethos of solidarity, tolerance and leadership to improve lives. The UAE, with a population of 9.63 million has consistently topped the rankings of aid donors.
This is also reflected in the ongoing aid provided to those suffering and struggling, whether from conflicts or disasters.
Whether it’s responding to humanitarian needs in trouble spots, natural disaster emergencies, the UAE’s role in providing logistics support, warehousing as well as the country’s practice of generosity shows in the numbers.
In Dubai, the UAE has harnessed the full potential of the International Humanitarian City (IHC), now the world’s largest humanitarian logistics hub.
The UAE's humanitarian response to Storm Daniel in Libya exemplifies its commitment to supporting friendly countries during times of crisis. The country acted quickly to support the humanitarian relief efforts in Libya, where floods and heavy rains caused a severe crisis.
The ERC team in eastern Libya is working tirelessly to deliver aid to those affected by the floods, assess the situation on the ground, and identify further needs. The ERC will scale up its relief programmes to respond to the humanitarian needs of those affected and ease the impact of the disaster in the next phase.
The UAE aims to reduce poverty, hunger and malnutrition and ease the hardships of people in developing countries, urging the international community and United Nations agencies to step up their endeavors, promote collaborations, and reinforce their coordination through programs and initiatives aimed at easing the hardships caused by crises and disasters, as well as curtailing waves of displacement.
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