Khalifa Foundation’s humanitarian and relief reach out to 90 countries last year

Khalifa Foundation’s humanitarian and relief reach out to 90 countries last year

Photo used for illustrative purpose only. 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. Over 14 years since its inception, he added, the Foundation has reached out to needy people in 90 countries. Mohammed Haji Al Khouri, Director-General of the Foundation, stressed that the foundation completed two major national projects despite the significant challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which were carried out with zero infections, due to complete adherence to relevant precautionary measures. The foundation successfully distributed Ramadan Mir (ration) to over 36, 000 Emirati families around the country, while the second project involved the distribution of 2. 7