The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees-UNHCR, in cooperation with the International Humanitarian City in Dubai (IHC) today held a first of its kind networking meeting which gathered national humanitarian organizations and NGO’s, and their international counterparts in the UAE in an effort to promote dialogue, cooperation and partnerships. The United Nations Refugee Agency capitalized

International Humanitarian City (IHC) was a strategic partner of the recently concluded 3rd UAE Emergency Response Forum & Emirates Humanitarian Conference, 2011 in Abu Dhabi, along with the UAE Mobile Hospital Working Group. The two day forum, from January 4th to 5th 2011, focused on the efforts to provide excellent medical services, as well as

UN Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of International Humanitarian City (IHC), HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussain, wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was recently re-elected as President of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), the international governing body of equestrian

International Humanitarian City, Dubai (IHC) was recognized and honored at the recently concluded “2nd Global Aviation Safety Conference for Humanitarian Air Services”™ organized by the World Food Programme’™s (WFP) Aviation Safety Unit in Sharjah on October 12-13, 2010. Focusing on safety and risk management in the humanitarian aviation sector in an effort to improve aviation

A week long training session focusing on strategic partnerships for African NGO’s concluded at International Humanitarian City, Dubai (IHC) on October 14th 2010. Organized by leading regional NGO, Al Muntada Al Islami, the session saw participants from NGO’s of various African nations, and was visited by representatives from leading local and regional charities, the Department

International Humanitarian City (IHC), Dubai’s global humanitarian hub, has taken the lead in developing the humanitarian sector in the UAE. As part of its mandate to enable humanitarian efforts, the IHC has joined hands with the UK’s Charity Commission (which registers and regulates all charities in England and Wales) to introduce a program of specialized

U.N. agencies continue to send humanitarian aid to those affected by the civil conflict in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia from their emergency response depots based at the International Humanitarian City (IHC), Dubai,. As of June 29, the UN refugee agency UNHCR has sent a total of 11 flights to the affected region. These include the 6