Mohammed bin Rashid: We continue to fight poverty, hunger and ignorance in our region and the world

We fight poverty, hunger and ignorance everywhere in our region and the world
We continue to instill hope for a better tomorrow within our Arab societies
35 institutions and initiatives under the umbrella of “Mohammed bin Rashid Global Initiatives”
150,266 volunteers contributed to the success of the projects and programs of the initiatives
Record achievements, including 1.4 billion dirhams, the volume of spending in 2022
102 million beneficiaries of the Foundation’s projects and programs in 100 countries
Expanding international partnerships to address the challenges of hunger and malnutrition
Close cooperation between the Initiatives Foundation and various international organizations

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, affirmed that the UAE continues to consolidate the values of giving, extending a helping hand to the less fortunate people, and fighting ignorance everywhere in our region and the world.

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His Highness said, through his account on the “X” platform, on the occasion of “International Humanitarian Day”, which falls on August 19 of each year: “On World Humanitarian Day, we affirm the UAE’s message and our message: we continue to establish the values of giving in our society … we continue to extend A helping hand for the less fortunate people.. We continue to fight poverty, hunger and ignorance everywhere in our region and the world.. And we continue to instill hope for a better tomorrow in our Arab societies..».

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation celebrates the International Day of Humanitarian Action, which falls on August 19 of each year, and its celebration this year is associated with the record achievements it achieved in 2022; As it spent, through 35 institutions under its umbrella, 1.4 billion dirhams on all humanitarian and development initiatives and community programs, and was able, through the efforts of 847 employees and 150,266 volunteers, to reach 102 million people in 100 countries around the world, which is the largest number of beneficiaries in one year, compared to previous years. .

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation succeeded in achieving this achievement, with the solidarity and cooperation of the human cadre in the Foundation, and thanks to the broad partnerships it concluded within its five work axes: the humanitarian and relief aid axis, the health care and disease control axis, the education and knowledge dissemination axis, and the axis of Innovating the future and leadership, and the focus of empowering societies.

International and international partnerships

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation is keen to expand its international partnerships and strengthen its cooperation with various international organizations, in a way that supports joint global action. To face several challenges, especially hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity.

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In early March, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives concluded two new cooperation agreements with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, worth approximately 46 million dirhams. To support the forcibly displaced, by virtue of which the Foundation will raise its contributions to UNHCR’s efforts to approximately 100 million dirhams, to provide support to refugee and displaced communities in less fortunate regions of the world.

Also last March, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, through its “One Billion Meals” initiative, announced its support for the United Nations Trust Fund “UnitLife”, which aims to combat chronic malnutrition in parts of the world.

Under the cooperation, the “Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives” provides 5.5 million dirhams to the United Nations Trust Fund “UnitLife”, which is governed by the French government, the United Nations Women’s Agency, the World Food Program and the Ecobank Foundation. This is to support the development of innovative solutions in the field of agriculture, the empowerment of women and mothers, and the fight against malnutrition, especially among children, in Senegal, Niger and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, benefiting more than 300,000 people.

In July 2022, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives signed an agreement with the World Food Program of the United Nations. With the aim of distributing 49 million meals provided by the Foundation in 7 countries; They are: Bangladesh, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Niger.

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In May 2022, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives signed an agreement with the World Economic Forum to create a global platform for the network of food innovation centers established by the Global Forum. So that the platform contributes to accelerating and expanding the scope of innovation in the field of food transformation towards more efficient and sustainable future options, and improving food production mechanisms around the world.

The agreement also makes Dubai the international headquarters for the annual meeting of food innovation centers. The agreement also includes the accession of “Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives” to the Supervisory Board of the Food Systems Initiative and the Steering Committee of Food Innovation Centers of the World Economic Forum.

Innovative initiatives

Within the axis of humanitarian and relief aid, the Foundation was able to provide assistance to 30.2 million people during the year 2022, and the volume of spending on various initiatives, projects and programs under this axis reached 910 million dirhams.

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The International City for Humanitarian Services, the Emirates Food Bank Foundation, the Mohammed bin Rashid Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, the Emirates Watering Foundation, and the Mohammed bin Rashid Global Center for Endowment and Endowment Consultancy are included under the axis of humanitarian and relief aid.

Within this axis, human cadres contributed to the successes achieved by a series of Ramadan food-feeding initiatives, starting with the “10 million meals” campaign in 2020, “100 million meals” in 2021, and “one billion meals” in 2022, up to the campaign. “Endowment of a Billion Meals” in 2023, to launch the largest endowment fund to feed food sustainably.

In the context of its efforts to support the “One Billion Meals” campaign in 2022, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation, in cooperation with Emirates Bank under its umbrella, launched the “One Million Meals of Surplus Food” campaign, which in turn aimed to provide food support to those in need; And in cooperation with about 200 strategic partners, including more than