More than half a million children in northern Iraq will be forced to miss the beginning of the academic year as hundreds of schools are still occupied by people fleeing the ongoing violence, Save the Children warns. In Dohuk governorate…
Save the Children is committing to supporting Jammu & Kashmir government’s immediate appeal for flood relief items by providing 5000 blankets. Following reports of a children’s hospital in Srinagar being flooded, Save the Children is especially concerned about the plight…
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD) in Dubai and the International Humanitarian City (IHC) to develop the mechanism and guidelines for local fundraising and humanitarian campaigns, and ensure charitable activities in…
Earlier this week, as part of a generous USD 5 million donation from the Government of the United Arab Emirates, UNHCR announced that the implementation of the donation had commenced. The UAE earmarked USD 3 million for water, sanitation and…
Under the Patronage of UN Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of International Humanitarian City HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, Wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and…
The number of aid workers killed, kidnapped and seriously wounded has reached the highest number ever recorded, according to new figures published today on World Humanitarian Day. World Humanitarian Day marks the anniversary of the UN Headquarters bombing in Baghdad…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been able to scale up food assistance to hundreds of thousands of Iraqis displaced from their homes in recent weeks thanks to a generous contribution of US$148.9 million from the Kingdom of…
Save the Children is opening a new office in the Gulf region – the latest stage of its growth in the Middle East. The leading global independent child rights agency is already investing millions more dollars in its emergency relief…
In honour of aid workers across the region and the world, U.A.E.’s Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) will participate in and sponsor Dubai’s International Humanitarian City (IHC) initiative to mark the UN World Humanitarian Day on 19 August. Etisalat employees…
The World Food Programme (WFP) is joining other organizations and agencies around the globe in advance of World Humanitarian Day on 19 August to bring attention to the heroes who risk their lives every day to help people in need.…