The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of US$1 million from the Sultanate of Oman to support food assistance programmes that will benefit people suffering the effects of drought and conflict in West Africa. “We are…
The International Humanitarian City (IHC) Board of Directors, Chaired by HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today expressed their deep…
Watani Al-Emarat establishment and Dubai’s International Humanitarian City (IHC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create an official partnership between Watani Al-Emarat and IHC. The partnership aims for both parties to work together in order to promote and support the…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) started airlifting on Tuesday enough food to feed close to 30,000 displaced people for a month from Iraq to Qamishli in northeast Syria amid growing problems in reaching people, especially in conflict and…
As the number of affected people in the Philippines continues to rise, humanitarian assistance shipped out from the UAE pours into remote regions devastated by super-typhoon Haiyan, also known as Yolanda locally. To date, over 1500 metric tons of relief…
The International Humanitarian City (IHC) participated for the first time in the annual global humanitarian and development aid event, AidEx earlier this month. The leading international humanitarian and development aid event held annually in Brussels brings together many crucial organizations…
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in collaboration with the International Humanitarian City (IHC) in Dubai is hosting a seminar on ‘Improved Capacity – Reduced Risk’ taking place at the IHC, 11th -15th November 2013. The seminar focuses on how preventive…
During her visit to Dubai this week, First Lady and Wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, HE Datin Pduka Seri HJH Rosmah Mansor paid International Humanitarian City (IHC) a visit on Wednesday, November 13. The Malaysian delegation comprised of…
The International Humanitarian City (IHC) welcomed United Nations Development Group (UNDG) Chair and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark recently at the IHC premises. The former New Zealand Prime Minister and current UNDP Administrator, along with UNDP Regional Director…
The International Humanitarian City (IHC), in coordination with the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), hosted the Sphere training on humanitarian aid in Dubai for the second time this year, between October 26 and November 2. The…