A massive plan to triple the size of the UAE-based International Humanitarian City (IHC), including warehousing space, are hoped to allow the world’s largest humanitarian logistics hub and its member United Nations aid agencies and NGOs respond more efficiently to several crises and disasters simultaneously to meet a sharp rise in global demand for emergency
Giuseppe Saba has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of International Humanitarian City, IHC, as approved by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday, as part of its expansion initiative. Saba is a leading logistics and support services expert with extensive experience with the United
Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has approved expanding warehouse facilities at the International Humanitarian City (IHC) in response to urgent demand from leading UN and NGO agencies, most notably the Red Crescent, UNHCR, ICRC and the World Food Programme. The approval
In Iraq, and just over a month since the start of the Mosul offensive, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners have been intensifying life-saving, emergency help for tens of thousands of displaced people. There has been a marked increase over the past week in the number of people fleeing after fighting intensified in the
HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, today praised the United Arab Emirates for its generosity in terms of humanitarian assistance, describing this as one of the facets of the ‘remarkable legacy’ of the country’s founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed. The Prince and his wife, HRH the Duchess of Cornwall, were visiting International Humanitarian
On the final day of their three-day visit to the UAE, HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, HRH the Duchess of Cornwall, accompanied by HRH Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, the wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler
The International Humanitarian City, IHC, in Dubai was one of the focal points today on the programme of the three-day visit to the UAE by HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and his wife, HRH the Duchess of Cornwall. The city has grown in little more than a decade to become the world’s largest