Acting under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, the United Arab Emirates has responded swiftly through the UAE Aid Agency to assist those affected by the recent floods in friendly Ghana, which caused loss of life and extensive damage to homes and infrastructure, affecting thousands of families.
Swift humanitarian response
The UAE’s response reflects its longstanding approach of extending a helping hand to countries and peoples affected by natural disasters and humanitarian crises. The floods have impacted 131,825 people from 21,367 families, displaced 38,651 people, and resulted in 45 deaths.
UAE support for relief efforts in Ghana
In this context, His Excellency Dr Tariq Ahmed Al Ameri, Chairman of the UAE Aid Agency, stressed the leading global role played by the UAE in the rapid delivery of relief support and humanitarian solidarity in such difficult situations and emergency conditions, through the implementation of emergency relief and humanitarian response programmes following natural disasters and heavy rainfall, as seen in friendly Ghana over recent days.
Dr Al Ameri pointed to the UAE’s efforts to assist those affected by the Ghana floods by delivering urgent relief supplies, including essential food items and necessary shelter materials, and supporting the national efforts undertaken by the Ghanaian government to address the effects of this natural disaster.
He explained that teams from the UAE Aid Agency are coordinating with local partners in Ghana to deliver relief assistance to the most affected and needy families, and to provide all forms of emergency support and basic necessities, including food and shelter, ensuring a speedy early recovery and the restoration of stability.
Solidarity and condolences
The UAE has also expressed its solidarity with the friendly Republic of Ghana over the victims of the floods caused by heavy rainfall, which resulted in deaths and injuries and caused severe damage. It conveyed its sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims, as well as to the government and people of Ghana in this painful ordeal, wishing the injured a speedy recovery. WAM