The UAE is to provide $7 million in support for critical humanitarian efforts in Sudan and South Sudan.
State news agency Wam on Friday said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has agreed with the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to provide the funds which underscores the UAE’s commitment to alleviating the humanitarian crises in these countries.
It was agreed that $6m will go towards Unicef’s activities in Sudan and $1m in South Sudan.
The conflict in Sudan has escalated into a dire crisis, with about 13.6 million children needing urgent assistance, Wam reported.
The civil war has raged for more than a year and forced more than six million people, more than half of whom are children, to flee their homes, making Sudan the centre of the world's largest child displacement crisis, it added.
Funds provided by the UAE will bolster Unicef’s efforts to ensure that children and women in Sudan and South Sudan have access to primary health care, sufficient quality water and education through both formal and non-formal channels, including early learning programmes.
Over the past decade, the UAE has provided more than $3.5 billion in aid to the Sudanese people. Since the outbreak of the conflict in 2023, the UAE has provided $230m in humanitarian aid and dispatched 159 relief flights, delivering more than 10,000 tonnes of food, medical, and relief supplies.
Additionally, the UAE has built two field hospitals in Chad, which have provided medical treatment to more than 45,000 people.
The country in April also committed $100m to support humanitarian efforts in Sudan and its neighbouring countries.
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