“The iPad, if you were to sum it up, is our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price”. – Steve Jobs For me, the iPad at US$ 499 is a steal. The screen is large enough to read an online newspaper, though not small enough to fit in the […]
Read More →UN Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of International Humanitarian City (IHC) HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, arrived in Amman, Jordan yesterday from Port-au-Prince with 21 evacuees from around the Middle East who had been left […]
Read More →The UN Flag flew at half-mast in the International Humanitarian City, Dubai (IHC) as a sign of respect for the UN personnel who lost their lives in Haiti. The international agency’™s building in Haiti’™s capital, Port-au-Prince, was severely damaged in the recent earthquake, and there were reports of many injuries as well as casualties. IHC […]
Read More →Haiti was hit by a deadly earthquake today. Geological Survey said the earthquake was the most powerful in Haiti in more than a century. Several bodies were pulled from the wreckage of the U.N. building which colapsed completly and more than 100 staff members were missing, a spokesman said. Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive told Reuters […]
Read More →International Humanitarian City (IHC), the global humanitarian hub created by the Government of Dubai under the Directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and chaired by HRH Princess Haya, was host to a presentation on the safety and security of children in Afghanistan on January 10th, 2010. The presentation was organized by United […]
Read More →UN Messenger of Peace HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, yesterday to encourage an effective local and global response to catastrophic food shortages. “As many as 20 million people […]
Read More →Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, UN Messenger of Peace, Chairperson of International Humanitarian City and wife of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday called for more investment in medical research in a keynote speech at a medical conference hosted by the […]
Read More →Dubai has opened the world’s tallest building, a glistening concrete, glass and steel pinnacle rising 828 metres out of the desert sands. Blazing fireworks rippled up and down the massive structure after it was officially opened by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed al-Maktoum. He renamed the building, previously known as Burj Dubai, Burj Khalifa […]
Read More →The sun provides more energy to the earth in one day than the cumulative annual energy requirements of 6 billion people on the planet. The new year is a good time to explore new technologies. Here is the good news. The next generation handheld solar chargers for mobile phones and iPods are now available in […]
Read More →IHC has received the following update from World Food Programme: As of 27 December 2009, worldwide more than 208 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 12220 deaths. WHO is actively monitoring the progress of the pandemic through frequent consultations with the WHO […]
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