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UAE: 8,800 residents volunteer to pack 450 tonnes

of aid supplies for Lebanon

Aid material gathered in the event will help people in Lebanon suffering from the impact of the
ongoing conflict

Published: Mon 14 Oct 2024, 10:38 AM

Updated: Mon 14 Oct 2024, 10:38 AM

Volunteers at the Dubai Exhibition Center, Expo City, as thousands of UAE residents gather to pack
UAE aid boxes for Lebanon. KT Photo: Muhammad Sajjad.

Thousands of UAE residents gathered in Abu Dhabi and Dubai over the weekend to show solidarity
with Lebanon, packing around 450 tonnes of essential supplies for the Lebanese people affected by
the ongoing Israeli airstrikes.

Massive crowds of eager volunteers gathered at the Dubai Exhibition Centre in Expo City on
Saturday and the Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal on Sunday morning as part of the two-week'UAE
stands with Lebanon' campaign which kicked off on October 8.

The UAE Stands with Lebanon campaign collected 200 tonnes of relief material from the public in
Dubai and 250 tonnes in Abu Dhabi over the weekend.

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-8800-residents-volunteer-to-pack-450-tonnes-of-aid-
supplies-for-lebanon