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UAE’s Official Development Assistance (ODA)
01 By Funding Type
In 2022, the UAE’s Official Development recipient countries without placing them under
Assistance (ODA) predominantly favored grant- substantial financial obligations. Conversely, the
based aid, with grants making up 63% of the total 37% allocated as loans mirrors the UAE’s vision
ODA, or AED 4.12 billion (USD 1.12 billion). This of fostering fiscal responsibility and sustainability
inclination towards grants demonstrates the UAE’s in the receiving nations.
dedication to effecting positive transformation in
02 By Sector
In 2022, the UAE’s commitment to global substantial AED 551.5 million (USD 150.2 million)
sustainable development and humanitarian specifically for control measures. Moreover, the
assistance was prominently evident in the UAE dedicated AED 319.7 million (USD 87.0
allocation of its Official Development Assistance million) to address emergency health situations,
(ODA). A significant portion, over 40% or AED further highlighting its commitment to fostering
2.79 billion (USD 758.4 million), was designated global health resilience.
for the General Programme Assistance Sector.
This underscores the UAE’s strategy to bolster the Furthermore, the UAE’s humanitarian compass
macroeconomic stability of developing nations, pointed towards commodity aid, making it the
with AED 2.42 billion (USD 659.8 million) being third-largest sector supported in its 2022 ODA
directly infused into the general budgets of these disbursements. The sector received 13% of the
countries. total funding, which amounts to AED 813.5
million (USD 221.5 million). The majority of this, a
In the face of global health crises, the UAE combined AED 708.3 million (USD 192.8 million),
displayed a keen sense of responsibility, was channeled towards providing emergency
earmarking 21% of its ODA, which equates to food aid and addressing emergency multi-sector
AED 1.34 billion (USD 364.2 million), to health- needs, demonstrating the UAE’s proactive
related initiatives. The global urgency to tackle the response to alleviating acute crises in vulnerable
COVID-19 pandemic saw the UAE contributing a regions.
