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Foreign Aid Report 2022

Emergency Multi-sector Aid, Emergency Shelter
and Non-food Items

In 2022, the sectors of Emergency Multi-sector well as financial support for the ongoing operational costs
Aid, Emergency Shelter, and Non-food Items of these camps, including monthly public utilities.
sectors represented a crucial focus of the UAE’s
humanitarian efforts, receiving 19% of the total The UAE’s humanitarian engagement also extended to
UAE humanitarian aid, amounting to AED 346.1 Sudan, where over 2,000 tons of multi-sector aid were
million (USD 94.3 million). This extensive support dispatched. This aid included around 1,500 tents and
reached 37 countries, with a particular emphasis on emergency relief items, much of which was sourced from
10 Least Developed Countries (LDCs). local markets, once again reinforcing the local economy
while providing vital aid.
Pakistan emerged as the primary recipient of this aid,
accounting for 42% of the sectors’ total, or an AED In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the UAE
180.8 million (USD 33.7 million) in disbursements. partnered with UNHCR to repair the temporary shelters
In response to the catastrophic flooding that of 2,000 refugee households. Similarly, the Rohingya
swept Pakistan in 2022, the UAE demonstrated refugees in Bangladesh received significant support,
its proactive support by establishing more than including funding for temporary shelters and the provision
60 air bridges and executing three significant ship of essential supplies and non-food items. These diverse
deliveries. interventions underline the UAE’s commitment to
addressing multifaceted humanitarian crises across the
Complementing the provision of food and medical globe.
supplies, this effort resulted in the delivery of over
5,000 tons of non-food items (NFIs), emergency
shelters, and safe drinking water, aimed at
supporting over 500,000 Pakistani households
affected by the flooding. Moreover, the UAE’s
strategy of sourcing 665 tons of basic emergency
supplies from local markets in Pakistan served a dual
purpose: it expedited relief while also stimulating
the local economy.

In Jordan, the UAE extended its humanitarian
assistance beyond emergency health funds. This
AED 63.8 million (USD 17.4 million) in funding for
emergency multi-sector, emergency shelter and
NFIs included the provision of relief items such as
winter clothing and blankets to refugee camps, as