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Disease Control, Spreading Education & Knowledge, Innovation &

Entrepreneurship and Empowering Communities.

In 2023, MBRGI’s efforts under the pillar of Humanitarian Aid & Relief reached
around 34.4 million people, up 4.2 million people from the number of

beneficiaries in 2022. Spending under this pillar amounted to around AED 1.1
billion, up AED 190 million compared to 2022.

In collaboration with regional and international organisations, MBRGI launched

several initiatives and campaigns around the world, with a focus on underserved
communities facing the challenging realities of poverty, natural disasters and
conflicts.

Campaigns and initiatives launched under this pillar included the ‘1 Billion Meals

Endowment’ campaign, which aimed to establish the largest sustainable food
endowment fund that would help eliminate hunger in line with Sustainable

Development Goals. A massive success, the campaign raised a record AED
1.075 billion from 180,000 contributors, including His Highness Sheikh

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s personal contribution of real estate assets
and monetary donations worth AED 250 million.

Other initiatives included “Bridges of Goodness” campaign to provide and relief to
victims of the Syria and Türkiye earthquake, emergency aid to Sudanese

displaced populations who forcibly left their homes due to conflict in Sudan, as
well as emergency aid worth AED 50 million to Palestinians in Gaza who face

sever humanitarian challenges.

In 2023, the International Humanitarian City (IHC) celebrated two decades of

proactive humanitarian work since its establishment. Over 746 metric tonnes of
aid were dispatched by IHC in 2023, benefiting over 1.5 million people affected

by wars and natural disasters.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment,
UAE Food Bank, UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia) and the Mohammed bin

Rashid Global Centre for Endowment Consultancy continued to support and

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