The UAE has become a global model in relief efforts, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi said on Wednesday, speaking after International Day for Disaster Reduction.
Sheikha Lubna, Minister of Development and International Cooperation and President of the UAE Committee for the Coordination of Foreign Humanitarian Aid, added that the country is also a model for helping communities affected by humanitarian crises and disasters while adhering to international standards. She credited the UAE’s leadership for improving state institutions’ readiness to cooperate with other countries to respond quickly to these events.
International Day for Disaster Reduction was marked on Tuesday by the United Nations and its member states. This year, the focus was on traditional and local knowledge that complement modern science and add to individuals’ and societies’ resistance, according to the UN.
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