The world has called for help, and the UAE has answered.
The UAE announced $5 million in humanitarian assistance, “to benefit civilians impacted by the situation in Ukraine,” said a statement from the UAE’s state news agency WAM.
The contribution is made to the United Nations’ Humanitarian Flash Appeal and the Regional Refugee Response Plan for Ukraine and “is a reflection of the UAE’s emphasis on humanitarian solidarity in conflict settings,” says the statement.
Ukraine and the UAE
“The UAE has underscored the importance of focusing on the deteriorating humanitarian situation for civilians, including by ensuring their protection, as well as preventing the unimpeded access for humanitarian agencies and actors and safe passage for those seeking to leave the country without discrimination or obstacles as stated during the UN Security Council’s meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine on 28 February,” said WAM.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres officially launched the appeal to fund the UN’s humanitarian operations in Ukraine on 1 March 2022. According to UN reports, this assistance is critical in supporting the thousands of people suffering due to disruptions in essential services.
Ukraine: Mohamed bin Zayed comments
On March 1, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, discussed by phone with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, a number of regional and international issues, in the context of wider discussions which included earlier calls with the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and the French President, Emmanuel Macron, said a WAM statement.
|During the call, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed was briefed about the latest developments. The bilateral relations between the two countries and the energy market developments in light of Russian cooperation with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and the importance to maintain the energy market stability were also discussed,” the statement continued.
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed was also briefed by the Russian President on the developments in Ukraine. Sheikh Mohamed stressed on the need for a peaceful solution to the crisis in a way that maintains the interests and national security of all parties, said WAM.
His Highness emphasised that the UAE will continue its coordinations with the concerned parties in order to help find a sustainable political solution to the ongoing crisis, the statement concluded.