Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, today stressed that the UAE, led by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has become a global humanitarian leader and one of the world’s most generous supporters of international humanitarian causes. He was speaking during
Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, today received UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is attending a ceremony marking the launch of a report on High-level Panel on Humanitarian Financing in Dubai. H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai,
Educate A Child (EAC), a global programme of the Education Above All Foundation, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are launching a new three-year partnership that will provide access to education for 710,000 children affected by conflict and forced displacement in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Building on a partnership that has given more
For the second year in a row, the International Humanitarian City (IHC) hosted the “Humanitarian Action Forum”, in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) at the IHC premises in Dubai. Shaima Al Zarooni, CEO of the International Humanitarian City, inaugurated the Forum in presence of
(UNHCR) –The UN Refugee Agency launched a regional winter campaign to protect the most vulnerable refugee families in Lebanon and other neighboring countries from a possible repeat of last year’s winter storms. Through its online donation platform – http://leben.unhcr.org – UNHCR aims to team up with individuals in the region who are able to contribute
The United Arab Emirates generously responded to UNHCR’s appeal to alleviate the conditions of asylum seekers and refugees in Greece. Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ordered to fund and facilitate a bridge of airlifts of humanitarian supplies from UNHCR’s global
Experts from the Airbus Foundation, International Humanitarian City (IHC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) called for innovative partnerships and closer cooperation between NGOs, the public and private sector during a briefing at the Dubai Airshow. Furthermore, they highlighted the important role innovative technologies and services can play in