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80% of Dubai IHC aid helps global efforts to combat COVID-19

Tuesday, 30 March 2021 07:26

By ARN News Staff

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Dubai's International Humanitarian City (IHC) dispatched relief supplies worth $ 130 million in 2020, with 80 per cent going towards the worldwide fight against the pandemic.

A new video on the IHC’s Twitter account shows the scale of the operations during an exceptional year for the hub.

More than 1,300 shipments were sent to 119 countries.

2020 was an exceptional year for @IHC_UAE, a leading global hub for humanitarian emergency preparedness & response. Last year, more than 1,300 humanitarian aid shipments worth US$ 130 million were dispatched from IHC to 119 countries. #Dubai #UAE pic.twitter.com/hb8RcnZ2aV
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 29, 2021

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