The UAE Office for the Coordination of Foreign Aid (OCFA), has announced that total emergency aid contributions made by UAE-based donor organisations to victims of the Haiti disaster have reached Dh26.4 million ($7.19 million).

The latest aid figures have been reported by OCFA to the United Nations Financial Tracking Service, a global, on-line, real-time database of humanitarian funding needs and contributions (www.reliefweb.int/fts).

Emergency supplies include consignments of food items, potable water, medical supplies, and non-food-items such as tents and blankets, as well as access to aid and medical personnel.

In addition to recording UAE aid donations with the UN, OCFA is also providing UAE-based organisations with Situation Reports that highlight on-ground developments and track the flow of aid from the UAE, helping identify gaps and ensuring maximum efficacy of committed resources.

“OCFA is closely monitoring the humanitarian situation in Haiti in order to assess the victims’ needs as they emerge, and communicate aid requirements with UAE-based donor organisations keen to support relief efforts,” said Hazza Mohammed Falah Al Qahtani, director general of OCFA.

“UAE-based organisations are working very hard to ensure victims of the earthquake in Haiti receive the assistance they need to accelerate the recovery process.”-TradeArabia News Service