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Dubai Eye
4 days ago
- Business
- Dubai Eye
UAE backs Ukraine's rebuilding efforts with new partnerships
The UAE has reaffirmed its strong commitment to Ukraine's recovery efforts at the 2025 Ukraine Recovery Conference, held this week in Rome. Leading the Emirati delegation was Minister of State for International Cooperation, Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, who highlighted the UAE's continued engagement in Ukraine and emphasised the importance of global platforms like the URC in coordinating long-term support. The UAE also welcomed Poland as the next host for URC 2026, emphasizing the importance of continuity in international cooperation. During the event, the UAE signed new humanitarian initiatives with the Olena Zelenska Foundation, aimed at supporting children affected by the conflict through education, psychosocial care and safe spaces. A trilateral agreement between the UAE, Italy and Ukraine was also announced, focusing on digital transformation, vocational training and empowering women-led businesses. In addition, the UAE and Italy pledged joint support for youth in Ukraine and agreed to co-finance development projects in Africa, including climate-smart coffee production in Ethiopia and sustainable farming in Côte d'Ivoire. On the business front, UAE-based Khazna Data Centres signed a major deal with Italian energy firm Eni to build a 500-megawatt AI data centre campus in Lombardy, powered by low-carbon energy. Al Hashimy also held high-level talks with Italian officials to strengthen investment ties and reaffirm the strong UAE–Italy partnership. Since the beginning of the conflict in 2022, the UAE has played a vital humanitarian role in Ukraine—delivering aid, building housing for orphans, and facilitating over 15 prisoner exchanges. The UAE also remains the only country to sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Ukraine since the conflict began.
Al Etihad
4 days ago
- Business
- Al Etihad
UAE strengthens strategic partnerships, signs key arrangements at Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome
11 July 2025 18:15 ROME (WAM)The United Arab Emirates reaffirmed its enduring commitment to Ukraine's recovery and to strategic international cooperation at the 2025 Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) in UAE delegation was led by Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International by the Governments of Italy and Ukraine, this year's conference provided a vital platform to align global efforts in support of Ukraine's recovery, reconstruction, and long-term resilience. The UAE also welcomed Poland as the host of URC 2026, underscoring the importance of continuity in this collective her address, Al Hashimy stated, 'The UAE joined last year's conference in Berlin with a strong sense of purpose, and we view this annual platform as a valuable space for continuity, cooperation, and support for global recovery efforts.'On the sidelines of the conference, Al Hashimy met First Lady Olena Zelenska, where the UAE signed a new set of collaborative programmes with the Olena Zelenska Foundation. These initiatives will enhance psychosocial services, expand access to education, and create safe spaces for children affected by the conflict—underscoring the UAE's people-first approach to humanitarian UAE also concluded a trilateral declaration with Italy and Ukraine aimed at strengthening Ukraine's institutional capacities and fostering women-led small businesses. Developed in coordination with Deputy Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko and Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Edmondo Cirielli, the declaration establishes joint technical cooperation in digital transformation, vocational training, and governance, while ensuring that women's economic empowerment remains a cross-cutting the UAE and Italy signed a declaration to widen support for children, adolescents, and young adults in Ukraine. The initiative focuses on educational and psychosocial assistance and the renovation of protective shelters, delivered in partnership with the Olena Zelenska Foundation and other humanitarian their broader development agenda, the UAE and Italy also agreed to co-finance flagship projects across Africa under the Mattei Plan and the Rome Process. Planned activities include climate-smart enhancements to Ethiopia's coffee sector and a climate-resilient farming programme in Côte d'Ivoire's Zanzan district, in collaboration with the African Development Bank and the UAE witnessed the signing of a major private sector agreement between UAE-based Khazna Data Centers and Italian energy giant Eni, for the development of a 500 MW AI Data Center Campus in Lombardy. The facility will be powered by low-carbon 'Blue Power' and forms part of a broader strategic partnership announced during the UAE–Italy state visit earlier this Hashimy held additional bilateral meetings with Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, reaffirming the strength of UAE–Italy relations and exchanging views on regional developments and multilateral also met Adolfo Urso, Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, to explore deeper investment ties and new avenues for private-sector URC 2025, the UAE underscored its longstanding engagement in Ukraine, including the delivery of critical humanitarian aid, the establishment of 20 homes for orphaned children, and the mediation of more than 15 prisoner-exchange operations that have reunited over 4,181 individuals with their UAE's belief in Ukraine's long-term resilience is also reflected in its economic commitment—as the only country to have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Ukraine since the conflict began in February Hashimy concluded her remarks by saying, 'To us, recovery is not simply about rebuilding—but about supporting the conditions for long-term stability. That includes restoring trust, dignity, and local agency.'The UAE remains committed to working alongside Ukraine, Italy, and the wider international community to ensure that recovery efforts are inclusive, sustainable, and grounded in shared humanity.
TAG 91.1
4 days ago
- Business
- TAG 91.1
UAE backs Ukraine's rebuilding efforts with new partnerships
The UAE has reaffirmed its strong commitment to Ukraine's recovery efforts at the 2025 Ukraine Recovery Conference, held this week in Rome. Leading the Emirati delegation was Minister of State for International Cooperation, Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, who highlighted the UAE's continued engagement in Ukraine and emphasised the importance of global platforms like the URC in coordinating long-term support. The UAE also welcomed Poland as the next host for URC 2026, emphasizing the importance of continuity in international cooperation. During the event, the UAE signed new humanitarian initiatives with the Olena Zelenska Foundation, aimed at supporting children affected by the conflict through education, psychosocial care and safe spaces. A trilateral agreement between the UAE, Italy and Ukraine was also announced, focusing on digital transformation, vocational training and empowering women-led businesses. In addition, the UAE and Italy pledged joint support for youth in Ukraine and agreed to co-finance development projects in Africa, including climate-smart coffee production in Ethiopia and sustainable farming in Côte d'Ivoire. On the business front, UAE-based Khazna Data Centres signed a major deal with Italian energy firm Eni to build a 500-megawatt AI data centre campus in Lombardy, powered by low-carbon energy. Al Hashimy also held high-level talks with Italian officials to strengthen investment ties and reaffirm the strong UAE–Italy partnership. Since the beginning of the conflict in 2022, the UAE has played a vital humanitarian role in Ukraine—delivering aid, building housing for orphans, and facilitating over 15 prisoner exchanges. The UAE also remains the only country to sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Ukraine since the conflict began.
Hi Dubai
16-06-2025
- Health
- Hi Dubai
UAE, Czech Republic Enhance Cooperation During GLOBSEC 2025
Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, reinforced the UAE's growing ties with the Czech Republic during a working visit on the sidelines of the 20th GLOBSEC Forum, highlighting shared goals in healthcare, innovation, education, and global development. Al Hashimy held high-level meetings with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský and Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Vlastimil Válek. The discussions focused on enhancing bilateral initiatives, deepening multilateral cooperation, and exploring joint partnerships, particularly with African nations. A key outcome of the visit was the signing of a Joint Partnership Statement on trilateral development cooperation in the healthcare sector. The agreement aims to strengthen capacity-building and facilitate knowledge exchange in African countries. Al Hashimy also took part in a strategic dialogue titled 'GLOBSEC Chat – Strengthening Ties: EU–UAE Relations in a Changing Global Landscape,' hosted in collaboration with the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy. The session addressed opportunities for broader UAE–EU cooperation in trade, technology, climate action, and regional stability. The visit reaffirmed the UAE's commitment to advancing international partnerships based on shared values and mutual interests, while underscoring its focus on stronger engagement with Central and Eastern Europe. News Source: Emirates News Agency
Al Etihad
06-05-2025
- Business
- Al Etihad
FGV hosts UAE Minister for International Cooperation for strategic fireside chat on BRICS 2025, bilateral cooperation with Brazil
6 May 2025 12:59 RIO DE JANEIRO (WAM) The Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), through its International Affairs Division (FGV DINT), in partnership with the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Brazil, hosted an exclusive fireside chat with Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, at FGV's headquarters in Rio de event, titled BRICS & Beyond: A High-Level Dialogue, brought together policymakers, diplomats, academics, leaders from both the public and private sectors, and FGV students, to discuss the UAE's role in BRICS, key opportunities from the growing strategic partnership between the UAE and Brazil, and cooperation across Latin America and Al Hashimy emphasised the UAE's vision for deeper collaboration with Brazil across trade, 'green' technology, renewable energy, sustainability, and innovation-driven sectors. She underscored that the UAE considers diversity as a strength and believes in building bridges through dialogue, partnerships, and shared a member of BRICS, the UAE considers the group as a crucial platform for cooperation among emerging economies, and an opportunity to actively contribute to global peace, stability, and inclusive economic growth. She highlighted that the UAE's engagement in BRICS reflects its broader foreign policy focus on championing cultural multilateralism and engaging constructively across key international and multilateral Al Hashimy highlighted the UAE's strategic objectives within BRICS, including strengthening economic cooperation with Member States, reinforcing the country's role as a global economic hub, and expanding its network of strategic Al Hashimy also reiterated the UAE's commitment to tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030, which aligns with the UAE Consensus, the agreement signed by 198 parties at the momentous COP28 climate conference in Dubai in 2023. In this regard, Al Hashimy discussed bilateral initiatives such as joint ventures in solar energy and strategic minerals, and highlighted a January 2025 Memorandum of Understanding aimed at boosting investment and facilitating technology transfer in critical sectors such as mineral processing and 'green' underlined the importance of people-to-people connections as a foundation for long-term bilateral engagement, citing educational, cultural, and professional exchanges as strategic tools to strengthen ties between the UAE and fireside chat, moderated by journalist Catherine Osborn (foreign correspondent in Brazil and columnist for Foreign Policy), was opened by FGV President Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, who emphasised the importance of education as a foundation for long-term cooperation and mutual understanding. He highlighted FGV's role as a global platform for academic exchange and policy dialogue and reaffirmed the institution's commitment to promoting strategic partnerships that connect Brazil to key regions of the world, including the Lima, Director for International Affairs at FGV, noted that initiatives such as this dialogue with the UAE are essential for preparing future leaders to face global challenges with technical expertise, ethics, and a global perspective, and for strengthening international cooperation through education and knowledge-sharing. The event provided a platform for open, forward-looking discussions, reinforcing the evolving Brazil–UAE partnership and reflecting FGV and the UAE Embassy's shared commitment to fostering high-level dialogue, strategic cooperation, and global engagement.
