UAE Extends Lifeline to Sudanese Refugees in Uganda’s Kiryandongo Camp

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 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reinforced its reputation as a global leader in humanitarian aid with the distribution of 30,000 food baskets to Sudanese refugees in Uganda’s Kiryandongo camp. This initiative, benefitting nearly 100,000 displaced individuals, represents the second phase of the UAE’s sustained humanitarian efforts, which commenced in April 2024. A Lifeline for Refugees The Kiryandongo camp, home to thousands of Sudanese refugees who fled the ongoing crisis in their homeland, has seen its inhabitants struggle with food insecurity and basic needs. The UAE’s food aid has provided a critical lifeline, addressing immediate food shortages and offering hope to a vulnerable population. The distribution event was overseen by UAE Ambassador to Uganda, Abdullah Al Shamsi, who was joined by Ugandan officials and civil society representatives. During the event, Ambassador Al Shamsi reiterated the UAE’s unwavering commitment to international solidarity, emphasizing the nation’s $

UAE ranked 2nd in the world as top safest country 2021

 


Here’s something good that I want to share with what I read today. The UAE was ranked as the world’s second safest country in 2021, according to new data released by Global Finance on Wednesday.

 Global Finance's safest countries index ranked 134 countries based on their response to the coronavirus, while also taking into account three main factors that included the risk of war and peace, personal security, and natural disaster, in addition to risk factors stemming from COVID-19.

On top of that, the UAE currently ranks first globally in COVID-19 vaccine doses given at 158.24 doses per 100 people, crossing 15.5 million doses so far.

 According to the latest update posted on the portal of the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), the UAE has distributed 15,650,988 vaccine doses as of July 6. Up to 74.5 per cent of the population received at least one dose while 64.3 per cent are fully vaccinated, NCEMA announced recently.

 The UAE also tests more people per capita than most nations and has one of the lowest fatality rates in the world.

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