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Natural history of the UAE,
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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS - INTERNATIONAL AID
 UAE's Red Crescent continues relief operations in China's quake-affected areas
Posted on 23/07/2008
The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) of the United Arab Emirates has plans in place to distribute emergency aid to victims of the May 12 earthquake which hit China's Sichuan Province and its neighbouring region. The humanitarian effort which is being made in coordination with the embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Beijing is part of RCA's humanitarian responsibility towards victims of natural disasters, according to Secretary General of RCA Saleh Al-Taei.
RCA, he added, has transferred funds
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 RCA plans relief work in Ethiopia and Somalia
Posted on 22/07/2008
The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has commenced preparations for launching a humanitarian relief programme in the drought-hit Ethiopia and Somalia. Dr Ali bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi, Chairman of the RCA, said the RCA would transfer funds for purchasing relief supplies to be distributed to the drought-affected population in Ethiopia. 'Delivery of food items will be made in coordination with the Ethiopian Development Agency,' he added.
According to him, funds had been provided to purchase relief for
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 RCA begins delivery of relief aid to victims of drought in the Horn of Africa
Posted on 21/07/2008
The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has begun delivery of relief aid to victims of drought in the Horn of Africa, particularly in Ethiopia and Somalia. "Drought has caused crop failure and killed livestock in some parts of the Horn of Africa. This situation has caused a serious humanitarian situation which we are trying to address by sending relief supplies to those in need", said Dr. Ali bin Abdullah Al Kaabi, Chairman of the RCA Board of Directors. He added that the RCA has marshalled
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 Mohammed bin Zayed receives Iranian official
Posted on 19/07/2008
HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces received in Abu Dhabi last Thursday Ali Rida Sheikh Attar, Envoy of the Iranian President and undersecretary of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Presidential envoy conveyed a verbal message from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, dealing with bilateral relations in addition to other current issues in the
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![]() UAE's assistance to Palestine in tune of $ 4.2bn since 1994
Posted on 19/07/2008
Jakarta - The UAE offered US$ 4.2 billion in support of the Palestinian Cause from 1994 up to mid-2008 including the US$ 300 million pledged through the donor conference in Paris, according to UAE Ambassador to Indonesia.
Yusouf Sharhan told the Ministerial Conference on Capacity Building for Palestine in Jakarta that the UAE had recently pledged $ 43 million in annual support for the Palestinian National Authority.
'The UAE stands ready to offer different kinds of assistance to the
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 Zayed Charity launches social voluntary centre
Posted on 17/07/2008
The Zayed Charity Initiative launched Wednesday the Emirates Centre for Social Voluntary as the first-ever effort of its kind in the UAE. Dr. Adel Al Shamri, Executive Manager of the Zayed Charity Initiative, said the centre aims at embedding the culture of social voluntary in various groups of the community and mobilise energies of youths to serve their community in the health, educational, environmental and cultural fields through a joint partnership between non-profit government, private and
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 Mohammed bin Zayed ends Libya visit
Posted on 12/07/2008
Tubruk, Libya - Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ended his two-day visit to Libya today with a visit to this coastal town of Tubruk, 1,500 kilometres east of the capital, Tripoli.
Sheikh Mohammed and his entourage were received on arrival at the Tubruk air base by the Chairman of the Ghaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation, Saiful Islam Ghaddafi and a number of local officials in
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![]() RCA distributes aid in Kabul
Posted on 12/07/2008
Kabul - UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has distributed cash to the needy Afghani people in cooperation with the UAE embassy in Afghanistan.
The move is part of sustained assistance provided by the UAE to people of Afghanistan to ease suffering of people in that country.
Abdullah Khalifa Saeed Al Murshidi, director of the RCA office said, "US$7, 000 donated by a philanthropist was distributed to 120 poor Afghani families at Bagh Ji district in Bagram province to ease burden on them. US$5,
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![]() UN hails creation of UAE's Aid Coordination Office
Posted on 09/07/2008
The establishment of the UAE's Aid Coordination Office, prepared in close collaboration with UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), is a very important and appreciated initiative, according to the United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Response Coordinator, John Holmes.
"A lot of work has gone into developing this Office and ensuring that it is in line with international standards of accountability and transparency, Holmes said in
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 External aid bureau a step forward, says Hamdan bin Zayed
Posted on 08/07/2008
HH sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) yesterday praised a decision to set up UAE External Aid Liaison Bureau (EALB) to bolster the country's efforts in the humanitarian fields. Sheikh Hamdan, who is also Chairman of EALB, said the creation of the bureau was in line with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness
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![]() UN's Refugees Commissioner hails UAE President's role on refugees worldwide
Posted on 24/06/2008
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees praised the noble initiatives of President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on helping the refugees worldwide. It reiterated that such continuous support help improve conditions of the refugees, as it curbs their suffering.
In a gratitude message delivered by the international body to Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Red Crescent Authority (RCA) HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the World Refugee Day, the commissioner referred to
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![]() UAE is one of the major supporters of refugees worldwide: Hamdan bin Zayed
Posted on 22/06/2008
Deputy Prime Minister, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed al Nahyan, has said that the escalation of refugee issue worldwide poses a great challenge to the international community, humanitarian organisations and other philanthropic forces.
Sheikh Hamdan, who is also the Chairman of the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RSA) made the statement in his address on the occasion of the World Refugee Day. He said the UAE continued to play a great role to help minimise the causes of that situation and to
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![]() Chinese ambassador hails UAE's support to quake-hit China
Posted on 17/06/2008
Chinese ambassador to UAE Gao Yusheng hailed the stance of solidarity taken by President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan towards the people of China at the time of the recent earthquake, which killed over 90,000 people and made hundreds of thousands of people homeless.
In a statement given to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the ambassador praised the humanitarian help UAE offered to China to alleviate the sufferings brought about by the natural disaster.
Yusheng said that Sheikh Khalifa
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 Khalifa orders allocation of US$50 million for relief of quake victims in China
Posted on 05/06/2008
President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan yesterday issued orders for the allocation of US$ 50 million as the UAE contribution for the relief of quake victims in the Chinese Sichuan province. The allocation of this amount underscores the UAE solidarity with the Chinese people. – Emirates News Agency, WAM
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 Moroccan media pays glowing tribute to Sheikh Khalifa
Posted on 01/06/2008
The Moroccan Media has paid glowing tributes to President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for contributing $ 300 million enable the country to mitigate the cost of energy. Commenting on a statement by the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Nation Magazine said: "The contribution of HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed was reflects his lofty values of magnanimity and brotherhood".
Another French Language Magazine lauded the contribution, saying it came at the right when relations between
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