UAE: Sheikh Mohammed directs food aid to Gaza

UAE: Sheikh Mohammed directs food aid to Gaza

Following directives by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) announced it has contributed Dh43 million ($11.7 million) for direct food aid in Gaza.

It is in collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), bringing total financial support contributed by MBRGI to the WFP to Dh230 million (over $62.6 million) since the beginning of the collaboration in 2021.

The announcement came as MBRGI signed an agreement with WFP in the presence of WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF), taking place in Davos, Switzerland between January 15 and 19.

According to the agreement, MBRGI will deliver its contribution to the WFP, for direct food aid that is set to benefit over one million people in Gaza.

MBRGI also signed another agreement with WFP, to implement sustainable food projects and deliver food aid to a wide segment of those most in need. Both agreements were signed by Mohammad Al Gergawi, Secretary General of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives and Cindy McCain, WFP’s Executive Director.

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