Summary of the Statement:

The written statement was submitted to the Human Rights Council under Agenda Item 5, titled “Promoting Humanitarian and Development Assistance and Preventing the Politicization of UN Mechanisms: The UAE as a Model.” It focuses on highlighting the UAE’s experience in providing humanitarian and development assistance in line with international humanitarian principles, free from political agendas.

Content of the Statement:

• Based on the Global Humanitarian Overview 2025 by OCHA, which noted that 305.1 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, requiring USD 47.4 billion in funding.
• Referred to the deterioration of humanitarian situations in Gaza, Sudan, Yemen, Syria, and Afghanistan, with over 58,000 civilian deaths in 2024, and 280 million people suffering from acute food insecurity.
• Warned against the risks of politicizing humanitarian work, obstructing aid delivery, and attacks against UN agencies.
• Highlighted the UAE’s experience as an advanced model characterized by rapid response, funding transparency, and respect for beneficiary communities.
• Presented quantitative indicators of UAE aid:
  • More than USD 100 billion to 200 countries.
  • 1 billion beneficiaries (including 580 million children and 200 million women).
  • 88% developmental aid and 10% humanitarian aid.
  • USD 1.4 billion for Gaza (1st globally), and AED 26.1 billion for Yemen.
  • AED 16.8 billion supporting gender equality.
  • USD 100 million in clean energy projects.
• Recommended strengthening coordination between the Human Rights Council and humanitarian agencies, establishing evaluation mechanisms based on neutrality and transparency, and supporting pioneering models like the UAE.

Importance of the Statement:

• Links humanitarian work with the human rights dimension, stressing that aid is not a substitute for political solutions but part of protecting human dignity.
• Presents the UAE as a global model of neutrality and non-politicization in aid, backed by robust statistics enhancing credibility.
• Opens UN discussions on establishing an international legal framework criminalizing the politicization of aid or its use as a weapon of war.
• Strengthens trust in the UAE’s role as the largest regional donor and reinforces its image at the Human Rights Council as an active partner in development and peace.