The United Arab Emirates is one of the top countries when it comes to charity and helping other countries in their difficult times. The aid plane containing 50 metric tonnes of food aid to the Republic of Tajikistan as part of its humanitarian initiatives during
UAE sends food aid to Egypt as part of its humanitarian initiatives
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The UAE on Wednesday sent an aid plane containing 46 metric tons of food to Egypt as part of its humanitarian initiatives during the Holy Month of Ramadan.
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Dr Hamad Saeed Al Shamsi, UAE Ambassador to Egypt and the UAE s Permanent Representative to the Arab League, said, The UAE and Egypt share close historical ties, and they collaborate in many fields. The leadership of both countries is keen to develop and strengthen these relations to serve common interests.
Al Shamsi added, The food supplies sent by the UAE to the brotherly Arab Republic of Egypt are part of the provision of humanitarian supplies to families in Egypt this holy month.
Generosity comes to the fore in UAE
9 hours ago The 100 Million Meals initiative by Sheikh Mohammed seeks to provide food parcels for people in need in different countries. Generosity courses through the veins of the country’s leaders. At the top of their minds is concern for the needy, the underprivileged, the vulnerable. With a high per capita income and high net worth individuals marking its affluent society, the country certainly spares a thought for those less fortunate. And it urges others to spare a thought – and a dirham, at the least – for the poor.
During Ramadan, the inclination for the charitable cause goes north. It is during the Holy Month that the spirit of giving is all too manifest.
Khalifa Foundation s humanitarian and relief reached out to 90 countries last year
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In a statement on the occasion of the release of the 2020 annual report of the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Minister of the Federal Supreme Council at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Deputy Chairman of the Foundation, said that 2020 was difficult for workers in all sectors, most notably the humanitarian sector, but due to the directives of the UAE’s leadership, the foundation is continuing its local and international charitable activities.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has ranked UAE the leading humanitarian donor for the fifth consecutive year in terms of percentage of gross national income, he added.