The UAE Aid Agency will channel $10 million in emergency support to Colombia, where a recent earthquake left people dead, others wounded, and caused heavy destruction across affected areas. The decision was made on the instructions of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Dr Tareq Ahmed Al Ameri, who chairs the agency, said Emirati teams are moving to get relief into the hands of survivors. That effort covers medical supplies, food, and shelter materials, and is being organized alongside Colombian authorities and international partners so that resources match what the hardest-hit zones actually require.
Al Ameri noted that the agency is pushing to speed up distribution based on conditions on the ground. Beyond immediate relief, he pointed to the goal of easing hardship for survivors while laying groundwork for early recovery and a return to stability in the areas that suffered the most.
The government framed the intervention as part of its wider role in reinforcing global relief work and its long-standing practice of reaching out to friendly nations facing crises and natural disasters. Officials described the aim as making sure help arrives quickly and reaches every affected community, cushioning the fallout from the disaster and backing emergency operations through a difficult period.
Earlier, the Emirates had voiced its solidarity with Colombia over the quake, offering condolences to the families of those who died and wishing a full recovery to the injured.
