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
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The UAE and Turkey to reduce missions in Afghanistan

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The embassies of Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Afghanistan have intended to reduce their missions due to security concerns, according to a report by Sputnik.

Reportedly, international employees received threatening letters from unknown parties. Sputnik said that "the Turkish embassy has the plan to reduce its diplomatic activities in Afghanistan due to some security concerns." Sputnik quoted the sources as saying that “the UAE wants to move its diplomatic mission to a small office before closing its embassy in Afghanistan.” Sputnik quoted staff of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) as saying that the employees were "officially" asked to protect themselves against any attack.

According to the news report by Sputnik, UNAMA offices and other international organisations in Afghanistan warned their staff that a car loaded with explosives had successfully infiltrated the Green Zone in Kabul, the Capital of Afghanistan. Reportedly, Taliban intelligence had informed UNAMA offices and other international organisations about the car.

The UNAMA is a UN (United Nations) Special Political Mission tasked with assisting the people of Afghanistan. It is a Special Political Mission operating since 2002.

In March 2022, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) renewed UNAMA’s mandate for another year, retaining its monitoring, reporting, humanitarian, and development role in order to protect and promote human rights and humanitarian assistance.

The Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021. Since seizing power, the Taliban authorities claimed that they achieved full territorial control of the country. Subsequently, many Western-backed Afghan government leaders fled from the country.

Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, human rights violations against women and girls have mounted steadily across the country. The Taliban also abolished the Ministry of Women’s Affairs. In 2022, the Taliban decreed that women must cover their faces in public places. The Taliban also barred girls from attending school past the sixth grade.


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