Abu Dhabi - The UAE's total aid stood at Dh18.36 billion in 2014, accounting for 1.26 per cent of the gross national income.
Published: Wed 6 Jan 2016, 7:32 PM
Updated: Thu 7 Jan 2016, 9:31 AM
The UAE has ranked first globally as the largest international donor of official development assistance for the second year in a row.
The UAE's total aid stood at Dh18.36 billion in 2014, accounting for 1.26 per cent of the gross national income, according to the final report of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of International Cooperation and Development and Head of the UAE Committee for Coordination of Humanitarian Foreign Aid, said achieving this position for the second year in a row reaffirms the UAE's commitment to its humanitarian mission and the principles on which it was established.
It also enhances its position as a humanitarian hub and a source of relief and aid to all friendly nations.
She said this achievement is testament to the generous policies adopted by the UAE's wise leadership. These policies were established by the late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and carried forward by the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; and His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
According to the final results published by the OECD, Sweden came second with its development aid, accounting for 1.09 per cent of its national income.
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