The United Nations: We can deliver our aid to 80 million people in the world within 3 hours from Dubai

Dr. Dina Assaf, United Nations Resident Coordinator in the UAE and Deputy Commissioner-General of the United Nations at Expo 2020 Dubai, stressed the pivotal role of the UAE in the field of humanitarian work, noting that the organization can easily deliver its humanitarian aid to 80 million people around the world during the course of the year. Only three hours, from Dubai.

On the sidelines of an exhibition entitled "The United Nations and the UAE: Working Together for a Better Future", Assaf said that the United Nations has strong cooperation with the UAE in many areas related to development and humanitarian aid.

Assaf said that the UAE is one of the countries that helps the United Nations in the field of humanitarian aid, also there is the International City for Humanitarian Services in Dubai, which we have a presence in and use it to distribute food and aid to the world .. From Dubai, we can reach 80 million people in the world within three hours .

The UAE's position and its assistance to the United Nations in reaching the world is very important.

She added, "We also have the United Nations Food Program, which helps 130 countries from its location in the UAE, specifically in Dubai," noting that the UAE and the United Nations are also working on a number of projects related to food, food systems and the environment, in addition to cooperating with UNICEF. and partnerships in the cultural fields.

She said, "We are working with the UAE to achieve growth in food production in the UAE and how there can be sustainability in this matter."

Assaf touched on a number of projects that concern women and their empowerment in societies, as she referred to the cooperation of the UAE and UN Women in projects, including a project to train women to help maintain peace.

Noting that 357 women have received training within the framework of this project, and that women from the Arab region and Africa are being trained in the UAE to contribute to peacekeeping.

She stressed that the coming period will witness the training of more women.

Assaf described the United Nations' participation in Expo 2020 Dubai as "excellent", noting that the United Nations Forum at Expo 2020 Dubai welcomed more than ten thousand people.

She said that the United Nations Forum organizes many events on a regular basis that focus on many topics related to development in the UAE and the world, noting that the United Nations organized a special exhibition at Expo 2020 Dubai, in order to give an overview of the partnership between the UAE and the organization and explain the nature of this Partnership.

It is noteworthy that the United Nations Forum at Expo 2020 Dubai highlights the ongoing process of cooperation and partnership between the UAE and the United Nations, in light of the cooperation of the two parties in order to build a better future for humanity and the great role of the UAE in supporting the various activities of the United Nations at the regional and global levels.

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