Over the past two weeks, we have seen images of killing and destruction in Gaza broadcast to the whole world through various media channels. These armed acts of violence were followed by a unified condemnation by world leaders, politicians, humanitarians…
Following the announcement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon that half of the international staff of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) will be relocated from Kabul for security reasons, the International Humanitarian City (IHC) in Dubai has accepted…
A wife of Dubai’s ruler condemned Israel’s offensive on the Gaza Strip and called on Thursday for urgent humanitarian aid to the beleaguered Palestinian area. Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein pleaded with the international community to halt the fighting and…
Last month, the IHC hosted a course on International Humanitarian Law conducted by Urs Stirnimann of the Swiss Academy, former ICRC legal adviser and head of a Swiss contingent sent by the Swiss Foreign Ministry to the occupied Palestinian territories.…
Today, the world is celebrating the “International Volunteer Day” (IVD), an opportunity for the International Humanitarian City (IHC) to recap on the growing popularity of its “Volunteer & Pro Bono Relations” services and highlight some of the main challenges met…
Under the auspices of the Global Humanitarian Forum, HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, Ruler of Dubai co-hosted the Drylands meeting in Dubai along…
On October 17, 18 and 19, 2008 over 140,000 people in the UAE and over 117 million people (2% of the world population) around the world Stood Up to Take Action as a part of the international United Nations campaign…
The concern of the Arab people in speedy implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) came to the fore as the global Stand Up sessions came to a conclusion with nearly 18 million people in Arab countries endorsing sustainable development…
The Mission Green Earth: “Stand Up and Take Action 2008” campaign concluded late yesterday, with one in 11 people of Dubai and a total of 137,711 people across the UAE confirming participation in the Stand Up challenge so far. The…
As the deadline closed for the largest number of people Standing Up Against Poverty and Inequality in the world, UAE registered a total of 94,678 people from all walks of life as they put aside their priorities to Stand Up…