ABU DHABI // The UAE is keen on strengthening its partnership with international organisations in the areas of development and humanitarian assistance, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of International Cooperation and Development, has said.
Sheikha Lubna was speaking at a meeting with Jan Eliasson, deputy secretary-general of the United Nations, at her ministry in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
The UAE seeks to enhance partnerships with the UN through international development, the provision of humanitarian aid, the exchange of expertise, and aid for efforts in all relief areas, she said.
The meeting focused on efforts by the UAE and UN in response to the humanitarian crises in Syria, Yemen and Palestine.
Mr Eliasson praised the UAE’s leading role in providing support and humanitarian aid to communities and peoples around the world, namely in Syria and Yemen.
The UN is also committed to strengthen its partnership with the UAE, he said.
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