The UAE International Award for Poets of Peace was launched at a press conference held at the International Humanitarian City (IHC) in Dubai today. In cooperation with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in the UAE, it is the first award of its kind, bridging a multitude of nationalities and languages in which poets
The UN refugee agency today launched a massive airlift from Dubai to South Sudan carrying urgently needed though nine flights full of aid for some 100,000 internally displaced people who have fled conflict. The first UNHCR-chartered Airbus300 aircraft left Dubai this morning carrying 32 metric tons of supplies. Amongst the items being shipped are sleeping
Coinciding with Green Week and WETEX 2014 in Dubai, the International Humanitarian City (IHC) is partnering with Panmed Renewable Energy LLC for the launch of a 5.6 MW Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Power Project in Dubai. The humanitarian hub has always been at the forefront of implementing best practices in development and humanitarian causes. Specifically, taking
Dubai’s International Humanitarian City (IHC) is participating for the first time in the Dubai Government Achievements’ Exhibition, held from 8 to 10 of April at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The exhibition reflects the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, expressed gratitude to the United Arab Emirates for allocating USD 5 million to support UNHCR in Jordan. The Minister of International Cooperation and Development, Her Excellency, Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, announced the donation in a press conference held on Tuesday at the Ministry in the
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a generous contribution of US$31 million from the Government of the United Arab Emirates towards its emergency humanitarian operations in Syria. The donation was announced in Abu Dhabi by the Ministry of International Cooperation and Development in the presence of the Director of WFP’s UAE office
Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and supported by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charity and Humanitarian Establishment, the United Nations, International Humanitarian City (IHC), Emirates Red Crescent, Dubai Cares and the Organization of Islamic Conference, Dubai
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