UAE initiates digital response platform to aid catastrophe-affected countries

By Nada Ali On Sep 17, 2023

The UAE’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Lana Zaki Nusseibeh made the announcement during a UN Security Council debate titled “Maintenance of international peace and security: Advancing public-private humanitarian partnership” Photo Credit: Wam

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will launch a new digital response platform that will support disaster-affected countries and quickly communicate their humanitarian needs to the international community, state news agency Wam reported on Friday.

The platform will utilise technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and geospatial tools, which will be securely hosted on a database, UAE’s Permanent Representative to the UN Lana Zaki Nusseibeh said during a UN Security Council debate.

“We look forward to working on this with governments, the private sector, and humanitarian organisations in the coming months to launch a new tool to turbocharge our crisis response capabilities,” said Ambassador Nusseibeh.

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