UAE establishes coordination office for foreign aid in Damascus

Gulf Today Report

Sultan Mohammed Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for International Development Affairs, inaugurated the first coordination office for UAE foreign aid in the country's missions abroad, at the country's embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus.

He said, "The opening of the first coordination office for UAE foreign aid in Damascus comes within the framework of the UAE's continuous efforts to support the brotherly Syrian people and to strengthen efforts to provide all relief support to Emirati humanitarian institutions."

In the context of completing the path of success and strengthening institutional work for the governance of foreign aid, Cabinet Resolution No. 5/4 of 2022 came to enhance coordination between foreign aid donors in the country and to establish coordinating offices in the country’s missions abroad to deal with foreign aid affairs in a group of countries benefiting from aid from UAE donors.

He pointed to defining a set of important roles for the coordination offices, to enhance the efficiency and competitiveness of aid in accordance with the best international standards, such as supervising the UAE foreign aid file in the beneficiary countries, to ensure coordination of the efforts of the UAE donors to ensure their effectiveness for the beneficiaries, and continuous follow-up of projects and programmes in this regard.

 The opening ceremony of the office was attended by Abdul Hakim Al Nuaimi, Chargé d'Affaires of the UAE Embassy in Damascus, representatives of the government of Syrian Arab Republic, and the Director of the UAE Aid Coordination Office in Damascus.