The UAE leads charitable and humanitarian spending in the Gulf and Arab

The UAE leads a Gulf and Arab in the volume of spending on charitable and humanitarian work inside and outside the country, by supporting the rational leadership towards launching social responsibility initiatives, especially during the blessed month of Ramadan every year, driven by economic growth in the country. This lead comes with the announcement of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, to allocate 2025 to be the “year of society” in the UAE under the slogan “Hand in Hand” as a national initiative that embodies the vision of leadership towards building a firm and prosperous society, which represents an extension of initiatives Founding rulers. The UAE is known globally as a country of humanitarian and charitable giving, where citizens and population tend to donate to government agencies and licensed charities, which is beneficial to the less -income groups and the economy and development in general.
The Intertronal Center for Strategic Analysis in Abu Dhabi confirmed that the year 2025 will witness significant growth in spending on charitable and humanitarian work in the UAE, with supporting the expected national economic growth between 4% and 6%. According to the monitoring of “Interneton”, the data shows that the volume of charitable endowment investments in the UAE has witnessed remarkable growth in recent years.
In the same context, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God bless him, launched the “Stopping Mother” campaign in 2024, at a value of one billion dirhams, while community contributions amounted to more than 1.4 billion dirhams, and His Highness launched a project ” Stopping one billion meals “one billion dirhams as well, with the aim of providing a food safety network for the needy around the world. His Highness also launched” the father’s stop “with a value of one billion dirhams, to provide treatment and health care For the poor and needy, what represents the leadership of the Emirates government for charitable and humanitarian work.
The General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments, in the year 2017, indicated that the size of the endowment assets it is running has reached two billion dirhams, while it reached 10.3 billion dirhams in Dubai until 2023.
These numbers reflect the UAE’s commitment to enhancing a charitable endowment culture and developing its investments to support the various societal and humanitarian sectors. Endowment revenues are used to implement educational projects in the most needy societies in the country, with the aim of enabling individuals and providing them with the skills necessary to build a decent and independent life.
“Interiorial” explained that the data indicates that the UAE continues its great commitment to developing charitable and humanitarian work, internally and globally, and providing support to those in need and outside the country. The number of licensed and approved charities in the UAE, which is created by receiving and distributing donations inside and outside the country, reached 40 associations by the end of September 2022. Until the first half of the year 2024, the Emirates Red Crescent Authority implemented humanitarian and development programs and projects inside and outside the country with a value of 424 million dirhams, benefiting more than them About 15 million people to confirm these efforts to adhere to providing support and assistance to the needy inside and outside the country, and to enhance values Human solidarity.
“The UAE is considered one of the most prominent countries in the field of humanitarian and charitable work. According to specialized international reports, the state was classified as the best country in providing humanitarian aid.
From the founding of the union in 1971 until the middle of the year 2024, the UAE has provided external aid of more than 360 billion dirhams “98 billion dollars”, which reflects its continuous commitment to supporting humanitarian efforts at the global level.
For many years, the UAE ranked first in the world as the largest donor of external aid in relation to its national income, by 1.31%, which is twice the required global percentage set by the United Nations by 0.7%. These achievements reflect the UAE’s commitment to enhancing humanitarian and charitable work at the global local level, and confirms its position in this field. According to the World Bank’s estimates, Zakat funds globally reaches 600 billion dollars annually, representing a large batch of the economy and can be employed in supporting needy areas as well as alleviating pressure.