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Foreign Aid Report 2022

H. Aid Modalities

Aid modality, a central concept in this report, refers Meanwhile, the UAE also recognizes the value of
to the strategic approaches donors employ to allocate capacity-building and knowledge-sharing in fostering
their funds and implement foreign aid projects. When self-reliance among recipient nations. Therefore, it
devising their foreign assistance programs, UAE donors has increasingly utilized the implementation modality
prioritise maximizing aid effectiveness, leading them to of providing technical assistance. In 2022, aid
adopt a variety of implementation modalities tailored implemented through technical assistance reached its
to the specific goals and anticipated impacts of each highest level in five years, with an allocation of AED
project. 200.6 million (USD 54.6 million).
In alignment with the UAE’s Foreign Assistance Policy
and its strategy focusing on country partnerships,
bilateral assistance to governments constituted more
than half of the foreign aid disbursed in 2022. The sum
of AED 7.13 billion (USD 1.94 billion) delivered through
this modality marked a significant 55% increase
compared to the previous year. This preference for
bilateral assistance underscores the UAE’s commitment
to directly support governmental initiatives in partner
countries.
The UAE also acknowledges the invaluable role local
partners play in development and humanitarian work,
appreciating their deep understanding of recipient
communities and their specific needs. Consequently,
the UAE directed AED 1.05 million (USD 286.2 million)
—representing 8% of the total aid — to national non-
governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society
institutions, leveraging their unique insights and local
expertise.

International and multilateral organizations continue
to remain among the preferred channels for UAE’s aid
implementation, acknowledging their significant role
and reach in global development and humanitarian
In collaboration with The Carter Center, Noor Dubai
efforts. An amount of 1.15 billion (USD 312.8 million), Foundation is committed to the elimination of blinding
or 9% of the total aid, was channeled through these trachoma in one of the most trachoma-endemic regions
known in the world, the Amhara region of Ethiopia.
organizations, whether core contributions or earmarked,
Source: Emirates News Agency-WAM
highlighting the UAE’s faith in their capabilities.