United Arab Emirates: His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot Bin Nahyan Al Nahyan Calls on International Community to Scale Up Humanitarian and Climate Change Responses in Somalia

United Arab Emirates: His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot Bin Nahyan Al Nahyan Calls on International Community to Scale Up Humanitarian and Climate Change Responses in Somalia

His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot Bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, delivered the United Arab Emirates’ national statement at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia and called on the international community to support the scale up of humanitarian and climate change responses in the country. The meeting took place during the UAE's presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of June, and was marked by the attendance of HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia. HE Sheikh Shakhboot Bin Nahyan called for assistance to address the plight of millions of Somalis affected by drought and displacement. “Scaled up and coordinated assistance should be put in place to tackle the twin humanitarian and climate crises,” he stated. His Excellency further highlighted the UAE's commitment to supporting Somalia in these areas, with assistance amounting to USD194.6 million from 2018 to 2023. During his address, HE also underscored that acts of terrorism, particularly attacks by Al-Shabaab, pose the most significant threats to Somalia in achieving its political and socio-economic ambitions. “In the first quarter of 2023, the number of terrorism-related incidents surpassed all previous quarterly averages on record since 2016,” stated HE Sheikh Shakhboot Bin Nahyan. “The