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Thu, 11/13/2008 - 15:47
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UAE calls for increased efforts to help poor nations hit by current food and financial crisis
New York - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has urged the United Nations and its relevant partners to double their efforts to meet the increasing needs of the poor and deprived nations in the wake of the current combination of food and financial crisis, as well as issues of poverty, armed conflicts and serious diseases.
In a statement before the 45th plenary session of the 63rd General Assembly, debating on the ways to bolster the UN humanitarian assistance to the affected nations, Ahmed Al-Jarman, UAE's Permanent Ambassador to the UN, said the Secretary-General's reports on the Organisation's humanitarian activities showed the seriousness of the challenges facing the world body in that area, as a result of the increasing number of persons needing emergency relief and humanitarian assistance due to more incidents of natural disasters, adding that the combination of the food and financial crises, as well as issues of poverty, armed conflict and serious diseases, called for the United Nations and its relevant partners to double their efforts to meet the increasing needs.
He emphasised the urgent need to supply the United Nations with the necessary financial and human resources, in order for it to discharge its growing responsibilities.
He said, besides fulfilling more than US$1 million in financial contributions and commitments to United Nations entities concerned with humanitarian and development activities, the United Arab Emirates had contributed more than US$1 billion in international assistance in the last three years, in addition to other contributions directed at reconstruction in countries affected by armed conflict. His country had also played a major role in coordinating and strengthening the international relief efforts through providing high efficient logistic facilities on their land, such as the Dubai International Humanitarian City.
He emphasised the importance of implementing the recommendations and resolutions of all international conferences on national and international strategies to deal with disasters and their aftermath through all stages. He also urged developing countries to take charge of implementing those strategies, and the developed countries to fulfil their commitments to assist them in building their national capacities to deal with natural disasters and the aftermath of armed conflict.
He pointed out that the United Arab Emirates also attached special importance to the support and assistance for the Palestinian people and their Government during the humanitarian crisis caused by the cruel hostile policies imposed on them by the Israeli occupying forces.
He stressed the urgency of compelling Israel, to, among others, stop its aggression against Palestine immediately; lift its blockade of the Palestinians; comply with the legal international resolutions; and resume peace negotiations on the basis of the relevant international resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.
In a statement before the 45th plenary session of the 63rd General Assembly, debating on the ways to bolster the UN humanitarian assistance to the affected nations, Ahmed Al-Jarman, UAE's Permanent Ambassador to the UN, said the Secretary-General's reports on the Organisation's humanitarian activities showed the seriousness of the challenges facing the world body in that area, as a result of the increasing number of persons needing emergency relief and humanitarian assistance due to more incidents of natural disasters, adding that the combination of the food and financial crises, as well as issues of poverty, armed conflict and serious diseases, called for the United Nations and its relevant partners to double their efforts to meet the increasing needs.
He emphasised the urgent need to supply the United Nations with the necessary financial and human resources, in order for it to discharge its growing responsibilities.
He said, besides fulfilling more than US$1 million in financial contributions and commitments to United Nations entities concerned with humanitarian and development activities, the United Arab Emirates had contributed more than US$1 billion in international assistance in the last three years, in addition to other contributions directed at reconstruction in countries affected by armed conflict. His country had also played a major role in coordinating and strengthening the international relief efforts through providing high efficient logistic facilities on their land, such as the Dubai International Humanitarian City.
He emphasised the importance of implementing the recommendations and resolutions of all international conferences on national and international strategies to deal with disasters and their aftermath through all stages. He also urged developing countries to take charge of implementing those strategies, and the developed countries to fulfil their commitments to assist them in building their national capacities to deal with natural disasters and the aftermath of armed conflict.
He pointed out that the United Arab Emirates also attached special importance to the support and assistance for the Palestinian people and their Government during the humanitarian crisis caused by the cruel hostile policies imposed on them by the Israeli occupying forces.
He stressed the urgency of compelling Israel, to, among others, stop its aggression against Palestine immediately; lift its blockade of the Palestinians; comply with the legal international resolutions; and resume peace negotiations on the basis of the relevant international resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.
