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ODA to Countries in Special Situations
In 2022, the UAE demonstrated its diversified AED 183.0 million (USD 49.8 million) to the
approach to international aid, reinforcing Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is equally
support to strategically important and often notable. SIDS, due to their small size and
underrepresented categories of nations. The UAE often remote locations, grapple with unique
directed AED 928.0 million (USD 252.6 million) vulnerabilities, particularly in the face of climate
in ODA towards the Landlocked Developing change and environmental challenges. The UAE’s
Countries (LLDCs), a group of nations that face financial support indicates its recognition of
distinctive challenges due to their geographical these challenges and a commitment to fostering
positioning, impacting trade, development, and resilience and sustainable development within
often making them more vulnerable to external these island nations.
shocks. By providing this significant financial
support, the UAE not only acknowledges these Both ODA allocations to the LLDCs and SIDS
unique challenges but also actively participates in emphasize the UAE’s nuanced approach to
mitigating them. international aid, ensuring that even the most
Simultaneously, the UAE’s ODA allocation of geographically challenged nations are not left
behind in the pursuit of sustainable development.
