UAE's humanitarian approach extends from Myanmar to Afghanistan

ABU DHABI, 3rd September 2025 (WAM) -- From Myanmar to Afghanistan and done Albania, the progressive information of the UAE Joint Operations Command and the UAE Search and Rescue Team successful alleviation missions has stood retired arsenic a defining illustration of the country's humanitarian, civilisational, and ethical commitment.

Only hours aft concluding their ngo successful Albania, teams from the Joint Operations Command and the UAE Search and Rescue teams departed today, pursuing the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to enactment alleviation efforts successful Afghanistan.

The teams instantly began tract assessments successful coordination with section authorities to boost rescue operations, grow effect capacity, and supply logistical and humanitarian enactment to affected areas.

In parallel, the UAE, done its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent, dispatched urgent alleviation supplies including indispensable goods, aesculapian items, and structure tents to assistance earthquake survivors.

Afghanistan has reported implicit 1,000 fatalities and 2,800 injuries pursuing the earthquake that struck Kunar and Nangarhar provinces.

The UAE Search and Rescue Team was precocious commended and honoured by the Albanian authorities for its publication to extinguishing wildfires successful respective regions, including Gramsh, Ballolli, and the coastal country of Vlore.

The mission, which began connected 12th August, progressive qualified personnel, aircraft, and firefighting equipment.

According to Mohammed Al Sharif, authoritative spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence, the squad conducted 700 water-drop operations, equivalent to astir 1,300 tonnes of h2o and occurrence retardant, crossed 28 aerial sorties. These efforts reinforced bilateral ties and highlighted the UAE's starring relation successful planetary humanitarian action.

On March 31, the UAE swiftly deployed a hunt and rescue squad from Abu Dhabi Police, the National Guard, and Joint Operations Command to assistance pursuing the 7.7-magnitude earthquake successful Myanmar. The squad carried retired operations crossed six affected sites, moving alongside section authorities and planetary teams.

The Myanmar authorities honoured the UAE squad for its captious humanitarian efforts. In addition, the UAE dispatched implicit 200 tonnes of food, shelter, and aesculapian supplies, followed aboriginal by much than 167 metric tonnes of further alleviation to enactment astir 80,000 affected individuals.

Beyond these missions, the UAE besides provided humanitarian assistance to Chad successful January, 30,000 nutrient baskets and implicit 20,000 blankets for flood-affected communities, and sent 700 tonnes of urgent nutrient supplies to flood victims successful Somalia.

On September 1, the UAE announced exigency alleviation for 960 families affected by floods on Yemen's West Coast.

The state continues its sustained efforts to present humanitarian and alleviation assistance to Palestinians successful Gaza, ensuring assistance reaches them by land, sea, and air.