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Zayed Humanitarian Work Day: A Milestone In The History Of The United Arab Emirates |
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The United Arab Emirates is celebrating Zayed Humanitarian Work Day, which falls on the 19th day of Ramadan every year, in memory of the founder of the state, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who passed away on this day. This year’s celebration saw the launch of further vital and high-quality humanitarian and charitable initiatives through thousands of governmental and community-led events organised by public, private, and national institutions. This day is considered a milestone in the history of the UAE, as the event celebrates a range of achievements by the state in the field of humanitarian work by assisting other countries and peoples. Over the past few years, the UAE has contributed to many international humanitarian initiatives that aid and support the capabilities of millions of people from target groups in many countries, in weak or marginalised regions, and in hot zones, in addition to victims of natural disasters, armed conflict, violence, wars, hunger, poverty, disease and destitution. The UAE’s leadership was keen to launch several international humanitarian initiatives, to which end President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, issued instructions to help the brotherly people of Yemen to endure their current ordeal. So far, the total humanitarian aid provided by the UAE to Yemen in response to the recent crisis has reached a value of AED93,840,200. This aid includes the shipment of nearly 80,000 tonnes of relief food, medical aid and fuel, transported by 5 ships, 11 airplanes, and 40 trucks. On June 10th, 2014, His Highness the President and His Highness the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi commanded the allocation of AED192 million as urgent humanitarian aid to support the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, under the guidance of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Western Region and Chairman of ERC, oversaw the immediate administration and implementation of this aid. The ERC was also assigned to set up an integrated field hospital in the Gaza Strip and equip it to rescue and care for victims of Israeli aggression, which martyred hundreds and wounded thousands more innocent victims, including civilians, many of whom are women and children. In a second important initiative, His Highness the President launched a programme to vaccinate millions of Pakistani children under the slogan, "Health for All ... A Better Future." The administrative committee of the UAE Project to Assist Pakistan announced that it has administered 44,082,226 doses of polio vaccination to Pakistani children in 53 districts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the tribal Fateh province, and the Balochistan and Sindh provinces. |
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