UAE to increase its aid for Yemen

The UAE announced an increase in the volume of its aid to Yemen, and committed itself to providing $ 230 million in additional support to the Yemeni people, ahead of the donors ’conference hosted by the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation in cooperation with the United Nations.
According to the official Emirates News Agency, “WAM”, this support will help fund international programs that meet medical, nutritional and food security needs throughout the country, and this comes as a continuation of the UAE’s long commitment to the Yemeni people.
The UAE also announced that it will work with various stakeholders to meet the needs as stipulated in the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plan.
In turn, Reem Bint Ibrahim Al-Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation in the Emirates, said: The UAE has provided aid to Yemen since 2015, which has exceeded 6 billion US dollars.
she continued: With the main focus on supporting the humanitarian situation, in addition to providing public services to ensure the continuity of education in schools, medical programs and vital services such as energy and transportation.
She added: The UAE was also one of the largest international contributors to supporting Yemen to confront the “Covid-19” pandemic, explaining that the UAE, since the start of the pandemic, has sent aid amounting to 122 tons of medical supplies and supplies to Yemen, to enhance the efforts of about 122 thousand workers in Health care on containing the “Covid-19” virus, as well as providing health-promoting food and nutritional supplements through the World Food Program, in addition to supporting other sectors such as education, health and water.
She indicated that the UAE is carrying out a continuous review of the humanitarian situation in Yemen in coordination with international organizations, while monitoring indicators of health and food security and malnutrition in particular, and this latest commitment will allow to meet the food needs of 6 million Yemenis, including one million children, and reduce the heightened security risks. Food in some Yemeni regions.
She praised recent international efforts to ensure that vital aid reaches the most vulnerable groups in society, specifically women and children, stressing the UAE’s aspiration to work with humanitarian actors on the ground, from the United Nations as well as non-governmental organizations to ensure the delivery of aid to those most in need.
She indicated that, since the end of its military commitment in Yemen, the UAE has continued to exercise its supportive role to reach a comprehensive political solution, and to support the efforts of the United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths.

She added, “While this aid donation comes at a critical moment for Yemen, it cannot replace the broader efforts aimed at reaching a political solution for the benefit of the Yemeni people, who have suffered for a very long time from the impact of the deteriorating humanitarian situation,” stressing the need for For the international community to intensify efforts to achieve a sustainable solution for Yemen.

Al-Hashemi reiterated that the UAE welcomes the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement concluded between the legitimate, internationally recognized government of Yemen and the Southern Transitional Council, hoping that this formation will be a step towards reaching a political solution and speeding up the end of the Yemeni crisis, stressing that the current challenges impede peace efforts in Yemen. Resulting from the ongoing violations by the Houthi militia and their responsibility for the deteriorating situation in the country since its coup in 2014.