Month: January 2010

Princess Haya Returns From Dubai Airlift To Haiti

UN Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of 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 the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, arrived in Amman, Jordan yesterday from Port-au-Prince with 21 evacuees from around the Middle East who had been left

UN Agencies In The UAE Mourn Colleagues In Haiti

The UN Flag flew at half-mast in the International Humanitarian City, Dubai (IHC) as a sign of respect for the UN personnel who lost their lives in Haiti. The international agency’™s building in Haiti’™s capital, Port-au-Prince, was severely damaged in the recent earthquake, and there were reports of many injuries as well as casualties. IHC

UNAMA Presentation On Child Protection In Afghanistan

International Humanitarian City (IHC), the global humanitarian hub created by the Government of Dubai under the Directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and chaired by HRH Princess Haya, was host to a presentation on the safety and security of children in Afghanistan on January 10th, 2010. The presentation was organized by United

HRH Princess Haya Encourages Response To Food Shortage

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, visited Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, yesterday to encourage an effective local and global response to catastrophic food shortages. “As many as 20 million people

HRH Princess Haya Highlights Need For Medical Research

Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, UN Messenger of Peace, Chairperson of International Humanitarian City and wife of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday called for more investment in medical research in a keynote speech at a medical conference hosted by the

Update On H1N1 Flu Situation (WFP)

IHC has received the following update from World Food Programme: As of 27 December 2009, worldwide more than 208 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 12220 deaths. WHO is actively monitoring the progress of the pandemic through frequent consultations with the WHO

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