DUBAI: Dubai’s authorities launched the nation’s biggest food distribution campaign, “10 Million Meals,” to support low income families, state news agency WAM reported.
Individuals, businesses and companies can donate towards the campaign, which was launched under the directives of Dubai’s ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and his wife Hind bint Maktoum Al-Maktoum. It will operate under the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, MBRGI, and the Social Solidarity Fund Against COVID-19.
“Providing food for everyone, especially with the approach of the Holy Month of Ramadan, is our priority during our battle against the pandemic,” Mohammed bin Rashid said.
Donations can be made through the website, www.10millionmeals.ae, SMS, and bank transfers. People can also directly donate packaged and canned foods. Meals will be cooked according to the UAE’s Food Bank safety guidelines.
The UAE has reported 6,781 coronavirus cases, 41 deaths and 1,286 recoveries.
Dubai launches ‘10 Million Meals’ campaign to feed coronavirus impacted, low income families
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Dubai launches ‘10 Million Meals’ campaign to feed coronavirus impacted, low income families
- Individuals, businesses and companies can donate towards the campaign
- Meals will be cooked according to the UAE’s Food Bank safety guidelines
US resumes food aid to Somalia
- The United States on Thursday announced the resumption of food distribution in Somalia, weeks after the destruction of a US-funded World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse at Mogadishu’s port
NAIROBI: The United States on Thursday announced the resumption of food distribution in Somalia, weeks after the destruction of a US-funded World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse at Mogadishu’s port.
In early January, Washington suspended aid to Somalia over reports of theft and government interference, saying Somali officials had “illegally seized 76 metric tons of donor-funded food aid meant for vulnerable Somalis.”
US officials then warned any future aid would depend on the Somali government taking accountability, a stance Mogadishu countered by saying the warehouse demolition was part of the port’s “expansion and repurposing works.”
On Wednesday, however, the Somali government said “all WFP commodities affected by port expansion have been returned.”
In a statement Somalia said it “takes full responsibility” and has “provided the World Food Program with a larger and more suitable warehouse within the Mogadishu port area.”
The US State Department said in a post on X that: “We will resume WFP food distribution while continuing to review our broader assistance posture in Somalia.”
“The Trump Administration maintains a firm zero tolerance policy for waste, theft, or diversion of US resources,” it said.
US president Donald Trump has slashed aid over the past year globally.
Somalis in the United States have also become a particular target for the administration in recent weeks, targeted in immigration raids.
They have also been accused of large-scale public benefit fraud in Minnesota, which has the largest Somali community in the country with around 80,000 members.
