Yemen aid is Dh9.4b in two years

abu dhabi — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) has revealed the value of UAE foreign aid to Yemen was Dh9.4 billion (US$2.56 billion) from the period between April 2015 to November 2017.

In a report, MoFAIC said that the humanitarian aid covered a number of vital sectors, reflecting the UAE’s keenness to reduce the Yemenis’ suffering and is in compliance with the nation’s humanitarian and development policy and its desire to establish growth, security and stability in Yemen.

According to the ministry report, support for development programmes received the most significant share of aid, amounting to Dh4.37 billion, followed by food aid with Dh1.6 billion.

Accordingly, developing utility infrastructure reached Dh1.5 billion. Yemen’s health sector also received over Dh610 million in development aid assistance, indicative of the considerable attention paid by the UAE to support the refurbishment of hospitals and clinics, following their systematic destruction by separatist forces in Yemen.

The nation has been able to reconstruct, refurbish and open a number of hospitals and medical centres in various liberated governorates, providing them with the latest medical equipment to meet the Yemeni people’s healthcare needs.

The UAE also played a prominent role in delivering critical medicinal supplies to combat epidemics in Yemen. Aid to ensure infrastructure development totalled Dh125 million within the 2.5 year period, while water and public health received Dh57 million, in addition to Dh20 million in assistance across other sectors.—