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• AlertNet - United Arab Emirates
• Amnesty International - UAE
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - United Arab Emirates
• Human Rights Watch (HRW) - United Arab Emirates
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC regional delegation in Kuwait
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - United Arab Emirates
• ReliefWeb - United Arab Emirates (the)
• UNHCR - United Arab Emirates
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - United Arab Emirates
• United States Department of State - United Arab Emirates
• World Health Organization (WHO) - United Arab Emirates