Mohammed bin Rashid says UAE a global humanitarian leader

DUBAI, 18th January 2016 (WAM) --- Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, yesterday stressed that the UAE, led by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has become a global humanitarian leader and one of the world's most generous supporters of international humanitarian causes. He was speaking during the launch of the High-Level Panel report on Humanitarian Financing Report to the United Nations Secretary-General, entitled "Too important to fail – addressing the humanitarian financing gap." The report which tackles the issue of finding solutions to the growing gap between the increasing numbers of people in need of assistance and sufficient resources to provide relief, was launched here yesterday in the presence of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Thanking the United Nations and its secretary-general for launching the report in the UAE, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed stressed that the UAE continues to establish itself as a global humanitarian capital H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance; HRH Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, wife of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, UN Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of the International Humanitarian City; Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of International Cooperation and Development of the UAE; Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State and Chairperson of Dubai Cares, and others were present at the event. – Emirates News Agency, WAM - http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395290418314.html