Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed orders humanitarian relief flights for civilians fleeing Ukraine

Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed orders humanitarian relief flights for civilians fleeing Ukraine

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, ordered two emergency humanitarian relief flights to support civilians fleeing the crisis in Ukraine. The two flights transporting essential relief aid departed from Dubai and Sharjah airports, state news agency WAM reported on Thursday. Emirates Airlines provided its Boeing 777-ER Cargo plane for the first shipment that departed from Dubai for Warsaw in Poland. This aid is expected to support around 50,000 beneficiaries and was transported as part of the collective efforts of United Nations organisations such as the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD), International Medical Corps (IMC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Fittest, World Health Organization (WHO) and other aid organisations. The second flight operated by Aramex Airline B747F Cargo departed from Sharjah airport for Liege in Belgium carrying an aid consignment from the World Health Organization (WHO), and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The aid material is expected to benefit around 35,000 people. The transportation of the relief material was facilitated by International Humanitarian City in Dubai (IHC). “UNHCR is proud of its strategic partnership with IHC in Dubai, and we appreciate this important