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  HomeHis Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum launches strategy for International Humanitarian City
  His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has launched the 2015 – 2021 strategy for the International Humanitarian City at its headquarters in Dubai.
  The IHC puts Dubai's expertise in transport and logistics to work for aid agencies as they reach out to help the victims of crises and families whose lives are marred by hunger and poverty. The IHC's capabilities and its strategic location, which puts it within seven hours by air for two-thirds of the world's population, have helped deliver assistance during some of the worst humanitarian crises of the past decade, including the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia, the recurring drought in the Horn of Africa, civil unrest in Afghanistan and Darfur, and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Also, the IHC has been heavily engaged in the emergency response to Syria and the Philippines.
  Lead: Humanity that unveiled the establishment of a first-of-its-kind advisory board chaired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and its Vice President Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Western Region and President of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC). Its respected members include Nabil Al Araby, Secretary General of the Arab League; and several international humanitarian leaders, who attended the event, namely Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani – Secretary General of the GCC; Baroness Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the World Food Program; and Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
  He stated that the UAE, under the leadership of the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, will always remain a source of humanitarian goodness and charity, being the legacy of the founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. He said," The IHC's strategy is roadmap with definite features, goals, objectives and work mechanisms through 2021."