The UAE has delivered critical medical care to 75,000 Gazans and evacuated 3,000 more patients and their families for treatment in the country under a multibillion-dirham aid mission.
The steadfast support of Palestine – as it struggles with a humanitarian crisis fuelled by the two-year conflict with Israel – has contributed to the UAE being ranked the world's third largest aid donor this year.
The Emirates provided $1.46 billion of financial assistance to alleviate wars, disasters and other crises across the globe in 2025, according to latest figures from the UN's Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Unocha) Financial Tracking Service.
The UAE this year pledged $550 million for the UN's Global Humanitarian Overview, which aims to raise $33 billion next year to help 135 million people.
The UAE had gave Dh9.4 billion in aid to Gaza since the start of the war in October, 2023 up to this month, including more than 100,000 tonnes of supplies and two million gallons of water.
The UAE's field hospital in Gaza has treated about 54,000 patients, with another 21,000 being given crucial care at the floating hospital docked at Al Arish in Egypt, state news agency Wam reported.
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Meanwhile, the UAE's aid for Sudan since 2023, when a deadly civil war broke out, has reached $784 million. The UAE has provided $4.24 billion to the African country since 2015.
In Yemen, the Emirates has committed $1 billion to advance the country's energy sector, including renewable power pl
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