The United Arab Emirates is alarmed by the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan, with severe food insecurity affecting over 25 million Sudanese citizens.
Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, participated in the Mediators Planning Retreat on Sudan, held in Djibouti, with the participation of 32 countries as well as regional and international organisations.
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday accepted the credentials from the envoys of South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Spain, and Argentina at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
The United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to provide emergency food assistance to populations affected by the crisis in Sudan and South Sudan.
The United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to provide emergency food assistance to populations affected by the crisis in Sudan and South Sudan.
FAO has received USD5 million in funding from the UAE, which will be directed towards the project titled 'Mitigating Famine in Sudan - Support to Conflict-Affected Vulnerable Smallholder Farming and Pastoralist Households'.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasised that the aid will be allocated to key partners and UN agencies, including the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN World Food Programme (WFP), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Food and Agriculture Organ
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At least 30 civilians and 17 soldiers were killed in attacks in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, as fighting in the country shows no sign of abating since the conflict started in mid-April last year, reported Al Jazeera.
The UAE calls on all armed factions, including the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces, to end the fighting and return to dialogue. The UAE again calls on all warring parties to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law, and to take immediate, decisive
Stressing that the security of Indians based or settled overseas, especially in conflict zones, was paramount for the government, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said 'Modi's guarantee' doesn't stop at the country's borders.
The call also reviewed the outcomes of the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan, which was hosted in Paris this week with the aim of intensifying international and regional efforts to achieve a peaceful solution to the conflict in Sudan.