UAE’s Lifeline to Lebanon: 18th Aid Plane Delivers Vital Medical Supplies Amidst Crisis

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  The United Arab Emirates has dispatched its 18th aid aircraft carrying 40 tonnes of essential medical supplies to Lebanon as part of the “UAE Stands with Lebanon” campaign. This ongoing initiative, launched in early October, aims to provide critical food, medical, and shelter supplies to the Lebanese population, who continue to face severe hardships due to ongoing conflict. In close collaboration with international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), UAE humanitarian organizations are playing a pivotal role in delivering life-saving aid to Lebanon’s vulnerable communities. The campaign is a direct response to the directives of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with further guidance from His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister, and under the l

Bolivia joins Lima Group to help resolve crisis in Venezuela


The interim government of Bolivia has decided to join the Lima Group to help resolve the Venezuelan crisis.  This was announced on Sunday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia announces the entry of Bolivia into the Lima Group," the statement said.  As noted in the foreign ministry, in this way the republic "will contribute to the achievement of a peaceful, democratic and constitutional solution to the crisis in Venezuela."

The Lima group was formed on August 8, 2017 in the capital of Peru, where representatives of 12 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Chile) signed a joint declaration on the non-recognition of the Constitutional Assembly  

Venezuela convened at the initiative of President Nicolas Maduro without a referendum.  Guyana and Saint Lucia later joined the group.

The situation in Venezuela escalated after opposition leader Juan Guaidó, whose appointment to the post of parliament speaker two days earlier was canceled by the Supreme Court, declared himself acting president.  The United States recognized him as the interim head of state, they were joined by members of the Lima Group (with the exception of Mexico), the Organization of American States and most of the EU countries.

Maduro called the incident an attempted coup and announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the United States.  His support was expressed by Russia, Belarus, Bolivia, Iran, China, Cuba, Nicaragua, Syria and Turkey.

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