“Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives” provides 36.7 million dirhams to “UNHCR” projects

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation pledged to provide approximately 36.7 million dirhams ($10 million) to support sustainable programs and projects for displaced communities through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, bringing the total pledges made by the Foundation to 163.6 million dirhams since Year 2021.

This came during a meeting with Mohammed Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Secretary-General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation, and Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as part of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The meeting witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, with the aim of enhancing the strategic humanitarian support provided by the Foundation in order to empower refugee and displaced communities through sustainable programs that have an effective impact on improving living conditions in these communities. .

The cooperation agreement was signed by Saeed Al Eter, Assistant Secretary-General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation, and Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Mohammed Al Gergawi said that this pledge to support sustainable projects for refugee and displaced communities comes as a translation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, on the necessity of standing alongside human communities everywhere and extending a helping hand. And help to extract them from the difficult circumstances in which they live, to empower them and instill hope in their souls, which embodies the approach of giving and the lofty values ​​on which the UAE was founded.

He added that this new cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees comes within the ongoing approach of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation, in strengthening its strategic partnerships with United Nations organizations and programs working in the humanitarian fields, to support its influential efforts in alleviating the suffering of communities in need. It needs help and empowerment, as the Foundation places at the forefront of its goals the work to make a real difference in the lives of millions of people, and it will continue to strengthen its commitment within these strategic partnerships with international organizations and programs to enable it to perform its noble role to the fullest. Face.

For his part, Filippo Grandi expressed his great appreciation to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation for its continued support in the asylum issue, which reflects the Foundation’s prominent humanitarian role in enabling UNHCR to perform its duties to alleviate the suffering of needy groups and forcibly displaced people in their countries or countries of asylum. .

He stressed that the strategic partnership and continued cooperation between UNHCR and the Foundation represent an essential element in the sustainability of projects and programs directed to support forcibly displaced people around the world, in light of the continuous increase in their numbers and the urgent need to enhance the response to their basic needs, whether food, medical, or other needs affecting the quality of life. .

During a meeting with Filippo Grandi, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Gergawi discussed joint efforts within the strategic partnership between the two sides, and ways to strengthen this partnership to serve the noble humanitarian goals of supporting and empowering forcibly displaced communities around the world, providing their necessary needs, and working to improve the services provided to them and improve their living conditions. .

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation continues to raise its contributions to the efforts of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, within close cooperation between the two sides, as the Foundation’s generous contributions from 2021 until now have resulted in making a difference in improving the lives of more than 700,000 displaced people. Forcibly and as an individual from host communities in 13 countries: Bangladesh, Botswana, India, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Malaysia. Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia, and Chad.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation participates in the work of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with an effective agenda aimed at enhancing cooperation with various international organizations and programs working in the humanitarian and charitable fields, and supporting international efforts in accordance with sustainable systems in humanitarian and charitable work to improve response to the requirements and needs of groups. Weak people and communities in need of aid and assistance around the world.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation includes dozens of initiatives and institutions that implement charitable and humanitarian work programs within five main axes: humanitarian and relief aid, health care and disease control, disseminating education and knowledge, inventing the future and leadership, and empowering communities, in a way that supports humanitarian work. The institution achieves its sustainability, expands its positive impact, establishes a culture of hope in the region and the world, and contributes to achieving the desired development for a better future. The amount of the institution’s spending reached 1.8 One billion dirhams in the year 2023, as more than 111 million beneficiaries in 105 countries benefited from its programs.