UAE donates US$1m relief items to Ghana’s June 29 flood victims
The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated relief items valued at US$1 million to support communities affected by the devastating floods that hit parts of Ghana on June 29, 2026.
The donation, made through UAE AID, includes essential food and household supplies such as cooking oil, sardines, spaghetti, rice, beans, gari, sachet water, mattresses and blankets.
The June 29 floods left at least 12 people dead in Accra, destroyed homes, submerged roads, displaced residents and caused millions of cedis in losses to businesses following hours of heavy rainfall.
Welcoming the UAE delegation, the Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, Seidu Issifu, expressed appreciation on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama and the people of Ghana.
He described the UAE’s swift response as a demonstration of the longstanding friendship, solidarity and cooperation between the two countries.
According to him, the assistance would provide much-needed relief to affected communities while further strengthening Ghana-UAE bilateral relations.
Presenting the items, the Executive Director for Operations of UAE AID, Rashid Al Shamsi, said the UAE considered Ghana a home and remained committed to supporting the country during difficult times.
“We believe in shared responsibility, and at this time, we want to share that responsibility by supporting the Government of Ghana,” he said as quoted in a social media post shared on Tuesday, August 11, by NADMO.
Receiving the items on behalf of the government, the Deputy Minister for the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, commended the UAE for the gesture and acknowledged NADMO’s role in coordinating the national disaster response.
He stressed that effective disaster prevention, preparedness and response required collective action from government, communities, individuals, institutions, development partners and other stakeholders.
The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, James Gyakye Quayson, also expressed appreciation to the UAE, describing the donation as another demonstration of the strong and enduring relations between Ghana and the UAE.