The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is launching an initial emergency operation to provide food assistance to 42,000 of the most vulnerable people displaced by conflict this week in Iraq. WFP has deployed emergency and logistics staff to Erbil…
The International Humanitarian City (IHC) welcomed Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Ali Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of Al Ihsan Charity Association to its premises on Wednesday, where he toured the IHC facilities and presented the IHC community with an inspirational talk.…
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in partnership with UNICEF has began providing the first learning opportunities to vulnerable Syrian refugee children through its Education Programme, launched this week, in the Azraq refugee camp in northern Jordan. The UNICEF-supported school under…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…