The humanitarian efforts of the UN Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of the International Humanitarian City (IHC), Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai was emphasized by Mr. Amin Awad, Director […]

The International Humanitarian City (IHC) and Care by Air signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Abu Dhabi today to establish a partnership to collaborate on UAE relief efforts. Fathi Buhahazza, President of Care by Air, and Shaima Al Zarooni, CEO of the IHC, signed the memorandum of understanding in the presence of representatives of […]

Noticias de Actualidad 10 AVIADOR OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2012 WFP: Flight operations that save lives World Food program prioritize the training and the operational safety Sonia Alvarez To describe the work of the World Food Program (WFP) is complex, however their mission may be summarized in a simple statement: save lives transporting food around the clock to […]

The Yemen humanitarian crisis was the subject of high-level discussions as the Yemen Humanitarian Country Team presented its 2013 response plan to partners in the United Arab Emirates, donors and the media at an event hosted by the International Humanitarian City (IHC) in Dubai today. On behalf of UN Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of […]

The International Humanitarian City (IHC) recently hosted the Supreme Advisory Committee meeting for the Annual Conference on Effective Partnership and Information Sharing for Better Humanitarian Action which is held annually in the State of Kuwait. This conference aims to improve humanitarian response, through promoting effective partnerships between governments, humanitarian institutions, non-governmental organizations and the private […]

As part of the International Humanitarian City (IHC) commitment to complying with international standards when reporting on foreign aid activities, and maximizing the UAE’s visibility as a major international donor, IHC participated in the workshop organised by the UAE Office for the Coordination of Foreign Aid (OCFA) on its “Foreign Aid Reporting Framework”. The event […]

As the World Food Programme (WFP) builds up its emergency food assistance operations in Arab countries like Syria and Yemen, it’s Executive Director, Ertharin Cousin, convened the agency’s first ever global management meeting in the Middle East. Held in Dubai, UAE, the meeting took place from December 6-9, 2012 and was attended by over 170 […]

As the World Food Programme ramps up its food assistance projects in Arab countries like Syria and Yemen, its Executive Director, Ertharin Cousin today visited the agency’s facilities at Dubai’s International Humanitarian City (IHC), the largest humanitarian logistics hub worldwide. With more than 40,000 sqm of space offered by IHC, WFP is the largest user […]

From December 6 to 9, 2012 Dubai’s International Humanitarian City (IHC), Chaired by UN Messenger of Peace 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, will host the global management meeting of the World Food Programme (WFP). […]

The International Humanitarian City (IHC) and its valuable members from United Nation agencies and international nonprofit organizations joined the Downtown Dubai Parade with hundreds of Emiratis and expatriates thronging the Emaar Boulevard, celebrating the UAE 41st National Day. In a wonderful weather, many of the local and international schools, government entities, international brands, cultural groups, […]

In line with the International Humanitarian City’s (IHC) mandate and objectives, more than 10,000 articles of clothing were donated by the IHC to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) camp in Ethiopia. The shipment was sent in response to the UNHCR and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) major clothing collection project titled “Giving […]

The International Humanitarian City (IHC), the UAE Office for the Coordination of Foreign Aid (OCFA) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA), opened today a workshop on “Responding to Emergencies” at the IHC premises in Dubai. The training is being attended by personnel working in the field of humanitarian […]

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, will wrap up his visit to South Sudan today and has called on the international community to provide massive humanitarian support for South Sudan, which faces multiple displacement crises. After meeting Sudanese refugees in Doro camp in Mabaan region on Sunday, the High Commissioner warned that without international […]

Dubai Press Club (DPC), which represents the General Secretariat of the Arab Journalism Award (AJA), signed today a memorandum of understanding with the International Humanitarian City (IHC), the largest depot for humanitarian aid. This agreement came within the framework of their partnership to support and enhance the humanitarian journalism that has been developed recently within […]

The World Food Programme recently awarded UN Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of International Humanitarian City Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, the Humanitarian Leadership Award at the 4th Global […]

The International Humanitarian City (IHC), the biggest humanitarian hub for emergency response joined efforts with Al Muntada Al Islami, one of its valuable international humanitarian organizations to start launching the humanitarian aid program for delivering goods to Somalia. This humanitarian aid program started with a shipment that took off from Dubai to Somalia consisting of […]

The International Humanitarian City (IHC) Participated in the “Third Annual Conference on Effective Partnership and Information Management for Better Humanitarian Work” , which concluded its two days sessions on the 13th of September 2012 in Kuwait, this conference was organized by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in collaboration with the […]

As a translation of the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and the federal government’s efforts to strengthen the national identity and enhancing the use of Arabic language, the International Humanitarian City (IHC) and in coordination with the WAQF Foundation launched […]

Under the patronage UN Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of the International Humanitarian City (IHC) 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, the IHC, with the support of its partners and key Dubai organizations, will celebrate the […]

In line with the International Humanitarian City (IHC) mandate to facilitate coordination and collaboration among all aid providers, the IHC conducted a workshop “Introduction to the International Humanitarian System”” on June 14, 2012 in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). This initiative was launched in order to familiarize participants […]

ACTED and its partners organized a “Cooperatives Fair” in a leading Nablus university early April, providing sixteen rural cooperatives from the Salfit and Qalqiliya governorates with a venue to display their skills, give the larger community a chance to sample their products first hand and involve them in promoting their work. The day-long event allowed […]

Under the patronage of HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, Wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, UAE Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Chairperson of the International Humanitarian City, the UAE Ministry of Health celebrated the implementation of the UAE’s initiative to support safe usage of syringes in developing […]

Exhausted survivors from a boat carrying Somali refugees that landed on one of Malta’s most popular beaches this weekend have told UNHCR that five men and two women aboard perished during the week-long voyage from Libya. The boat came ashore at Riviera Bay on Saturday carrying 90 people, and the emergency services were alerted by […]

H.E. Shaima Al Zarooni, the Chief Executive Officer of the International Humanitarian City (IHC) in Dubai recently paid a visit to the Secretariat of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). H.E. Al Zarooni visited Geneva to attend the Annual Fleet Forum Conference hosted by the IFRC Global Logistics Service. The […]

Life and Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Charity and Humanitarian Foundation (MBRC) signed an agreement to build schools and health clinics in Iraq costing about $3.5 million. MBRC has earmarked $3.5 million to health and educational projects in Iraq as part of its response to humanitarian issues in the Arab World. Mr. Ibrahim Bumleha, Deputy Chairman […]

The International Humanitarian City (IHC) received the Muslim Philanthropy Award presented during the Global Donors Forum held in Kula Lumpur between 26- 28 of April 2012. HE Shaima Al Zarooni, the IHC CEO received the award granted under the category of corporations which was presented by HRH Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin […]

H.E Ambassador Obaid Salem Al Zaabi, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations and other international organizations received in his Office H.EShaima Al Zarooni, the Chief Executive Officer of the International Humanitarian City (IHC), who presented to His Excellency the various activities of the IHC. For more information, visit ihc.ae

Dubai’s role and strategic position was further strengthened today as a direct result of Decree No.33 issued by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, appointing a new Board of Directors for the International Humanitarian City (IHC), Wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid […]

Life for Relief and Development in partnership with Zakat Foundation implemented a project to provide emergency humanitarian aid to Syrian refugee families living in camps in Al-Mafraq and Al-Ramtha which are located near the Syrian-Jordanian borders. Life Jordan staff made a survey of the Syrian refugees and determined that 570 families were in urgent need […]

On Sunday, 33 unaccompanied children departed from Tunisia’s Shousha refugee camp to Norway as part of their resettlement process. The children were among 90 who arrived unaccompanied from Libya during 2011. Some were already without parents when they first arrived in Libya; others lost their parents or became separated from them subsequently. Most are from […]