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10/29/24, 4:26 PM With over 1,000 volunteers, 'UAE stands with Lebanon' campaign collects 100 tonnes of supplies in Fujairah
This additional relief aid comes the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan, with follow-up from His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice

President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, and under the supervision
of H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential
Court for Development and Fallen Heroes' Affairs and Chairman of the International Humanitarian

and Philanthropic Council.

The Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Foundation for Humanitarian Affairs and the Fujairah

Charity Association organised the relief aid event overseen by the International Humanitarian and
Philanthropic Council.

Among the dignitaries present at the event were Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Saif Al Sharqi and
his children, Sheikh Ahmed Bin Hamad bin Saif Al Sharqi, Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamdan bin Suhail
Al Sharqi and a number of other prominent personalities from the emirates of Fujairah.

Saeed bin Mohammed Al Raqbani, Special Advisor to H.H. the Ruler of Fujairah and Chairman of
the Board of Directors of the Fujairah Charity Association, stressed the keenness of the UAE

leadership, headed by President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to urgently
provide humanitarian relief to Lebanon.

He also referred to the directives of H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme
Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, to continue relief aid within the framework of the mass

campaign "UAE stands with Lebanon", which symbolised the UAE's commitment to harmony,
solidarity and peace.

Suhail Rashid Al Qadi, Director of the Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Foundation for
Humanitarian Affairs, said that the values of giving, especially for societies in distress, were integral
to the Emirati ethos, which was left behind by the founding fathers and reinforced by the leadership.

A number of Emirati charities took part in the collection event, namely the Emirates Red Crescent,
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Khalifa bin Zayed Al

Nahyan Foundation, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment, Islamic Affairs and Charitable
Activities Department in Dubai, Hamad Bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Foundation for Humanitarian
Affairs, Ahmad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation for charitable and humanitarian works, Dubai

Humanitarian, Dubai Cares, Sharjah Charity International, The Big Heart Foundation, Emirates
Foundation, Volunteers.ae, Sharjah Volunteer Centre, Fujairah Charity Association, Watani Al
Emarat Foundation, International Charity Organisation, Emirates Charitable Association, Sharjah
Charity House, Dar Al Ber Society, Dubai Charity Association, and Day for Dubai.

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