Abstract
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) stands out as one of the top donors worldwide based on its contributions compared to its Gross National Income (GNI). An insight to UAE’s Foreign Assistance Policy, the current status of UAE’s cooperation to International Development and the country’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be determinant in order to understand the relations with the Caribbean region and the prospects for future collaboration.
Highlights
His Highness the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founding father of the United Arab Emirates, claimed that the fortune granted to the UAE should be shared with the rest of the humanity (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, 2017a)
An insight to UAE’s Foreign Assistance Policy, the current status of UAE’s cooperation to International Development and the country’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be determinant in order to understand the relations with the Caribbean region and the prospects for future collaboration
The UAE-Caribbean cooperation relations have mainly expanded in the sector of renewable energy sources; they do not restrict to this sector only and extend to many other areas linked to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as the eradication of poverty and hunger, access to education, among others
Summary
His Highness the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founding father of the United Arab Emirates, claimed that the fortune granted to the UAE should be shared with the rest of the humanity (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, 2017a). The United Arab Emirates (UAE) stands out as the top donor worldwide based on its contributions compared to its Gross National Income (GNI), position that the country has maintained for the last five consecutive years (WAM, 2018). Taking a look at the UAE’s historical and cultural roots will allow to understand the reason behind UAE’s standing since these are some of the main factors that shaped the UAE’s Foreign Policy and Foreign Assistance Policy. The current status of UAE’s cooperation to International Development and its contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will
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