UAE sending aid to help Palestinians get over coronavirus
The United Arab Emirates was always keen on backing the Palestinians. It is doing the same now, while they battle the coronavirus.
The
Palestinian issue is a top priority for Arab governments, given the central
nature of this issue and its importance for Arab citizens.
The
coronavirus came to compound the problems of the Palestinian territories. This
is especially so after the pandemic brought all economic activities inside the
territories to a complete halt.
This was why
the UAE was fast to offer support to the Palestinians. It sent 14 tons of
medical supplies to them. The supplies came within a plan to help the
Palestinian Authority contain the coronavirus.
The supplies
included personal protection equipment, such as face shields, and medical equipment,
including ventilators, according to the UAE official news agency, WAM.
In April, the
UAE sent 70,000 food packages to the Palestinian territories to help
Palestinian families get over the economic difficulties induced by the
coronavirus.
The UAE
International Humanitarian and Charity Organization dedicated $216,000 for the
support of about 650 Palestinian orphan children. The support came in the form
of foodstuffs. The organization also sent medical gowns for health service
workers.
The UAE is one
of the world's largest supporters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, widely known as UNRWA.
Between 2013
and 2020, Abu Dhabi offered the agency $828 million in support.
United Nations
Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov,
considered the UAE the most important partner of the Palestinian people, thanks
to its continual support to them.
This
support, he said, always comes at critical times, including during the current
coronavirus emergency.
