The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) signed a $20 million agreement to aid displaced people and refugees in Sudan and neighbouring regions last week.
The $20 million agreement was formally signed at the UNHCR headquarters in Geneva by Sultan Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister for International Development Affairs in the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday.
The Emirates News Agency reported that the UAE contribution will primarily aid in improving shelter, healthcare, and basic services for thousands of displaced people in both Sudan and South Sudan.
The UAE contribution to the UNHCR is part of a broader commitment of $70 million dedicated to addressing urgent humanitarian needs in Sudan, through UN agencies and humanitarian organisations.
This funding is a substantial portion of the $100 million pledge made by the UAE at the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and Neighbouring Countries in Paris in April. This donation takes the total amount of UAE aid to Sudan in the past 10 years to more than $3.5 billion.
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