The Emirates Group has joined the list of major donors from companies, institutions, business sectors, individuals and charitable and humanitarian organizations that support the efforts of the “Billion Meals” initiative, the largest in the region to provide food support from the UAE to the poor and needy in 50 countries.
The Emirates Group donated five million dirhams to the humanitarian initiative organized by the “Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives”, to be added to the UAE’s record as an active contributor to confronting the global hunger crisis and supporting international efforts to address urgent humanitarian challenges at various levels in the region and the world.
The Emirates Group’s donation is a new addition to the significant support contributions made by the “Billion Meals” initiative, the most comprehensive regionally to relieve the most in need of food support and fight hunger and malnutrition in the world, in cooperation with the United Nations World Food Program, the network of regional food banks, and the Mohammed Foundation. Bin Rashid Al Maktoum for Charitable and Humanitarian Works, the Emirates Food Bank, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
The donation made by the Emirates Group is equivalent to the value of basic foodstuffs required to provide five million meals, in the less fortunate communities, to provide a food safety net for the needy, especially vulnerable groups of children, refugees, displaced people and those affected by crises and disasters.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, said: “The Emirates Group embraces and supports the values and vision of the UAE, and works to make positive impacts in the communities it serves around the world. The Billion Meals campaign, launched under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, embodies the culture of giving in our country, and our aspirations for human solidarity. As the Emirates Group is proud to participate in this largest humanitarian initiative of its kind in the region, we affirm our commitment to providing food support to the needy in more than 50 countries.”
Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum:
• “The Billion Meals campaign embodies the culture of giving in our country and our aspirations for human solidarity.”
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