Today, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met in Geneva with Mirjana Spolijaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
During the meeting, they discussed joint cooperation between the UAE and the International Committee of the Red Cross on the humanitarian and relief levels, and efforts to support the humanitarian needs of affected civilians in the Gaza Strip, Syria, Ukraine, Sudan and Afghanistan.
The two sides reviewed the initiatives undertaken by the UAE to deliver humanitarian aid to affected regions and peoples around the world. They discussed mechanisms for strengthening international cooperation to support the humanitarian response system for civilians in the Gaza Strip, and touched on regional and international efforts aimed at reaching a sustainable ceasefire in a way that contributes to protecting… The lives of all civilians and providing the necessary humanitarian support to the Palestinian people.
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed the importance of the humanitarian and relief role played by the International Committee of the Red Cross, praising the committee’s outstanding efforts and its keenness to fully perform the noble humanitarian tasks entrusted to it.
His Highness pointed out the keenness of the UAE, represented by its humanitarian arms and relevant institutions, to cooperate with the International Committee of the Red Cross and extend a helping hand and humanitarian assistance to those in need around the world.
His Highness stressed that the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip require the concerted efforts of the international community to establish a global humanitarian response system to provide relief to civilians in the Strip, and to find safe and sustainable paths to deliver humanitarian aid to them without obstacles, which will contribute to alleviating their suffering.
The meeting was attended by Saeed Mubarak Al Hajri, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic and Commercial Affairs, and Ambassador Jamal Al Musharrakh, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva.
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