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Wed, 01/07/2009 - 13:00
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UAE to launch nation-wide donations campaign for Gaza
Abu Dhabi, Jan 7, 2009 (WAM) - A nation-wide relief campaign to raise cash and material donations in support of Palestinians in Gaza has been announced yesterday by H.H Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Red Crescent Authority (RCA) and Head of the Office of Coordination of Foreign Aid.
The campaign is in line with directives by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
"The drive will be launched on all local TV and radio stations and newspapers in support of our brothers in Gaza Strip", said Sheikh Hamdan.
RCA will supervise the campaign and then will take charge of channelling the aid to Gaza as soon as possible in coordination with international humanitarian organizations including The United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF and UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East).
He urged philanthropists to contribute their donations in expression of solidarity with the Palestinian brothers in Gaza.
Sheikh Hamdan said donations for Gaza can be made through RCA, the Zayed Charitable Foundation, the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation and Dubai Cares.
The campaign is in line with directives by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
"The drive will be launched on all local TV and radio stations and newspapers in support of our brothers in Gaza Strip", said Sheikh Hamdan.
RCA will supervise the campaign and then will take charge of channelling the aid to Gaza as soon as possible in coordination with international humanitarian organizations including The United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF and UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East).
He urged philanthropists to contribute their donations in expression of solidarity with the Palestinian brothers in Gaza.
Sheikh Hamdan said donations for Gaza can be made through RCA, the Zayed Charitable Foundation, the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation and Dubai Cares.
