In a rare interview Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein takes CNN\u2019s Richard Quest on a tour of Dubai\u2019s International Humanitarian City, the largest humanitarian hub on the planet.<\/p>\n
Princess Haya explains that from here aid can be sent \u201canywhere in the world, within 8 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n
She says that providing aid to those in crisis is \u201cnever well done, until it\u2019s over.\u201d<\/p>\n
Key Quotes:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got 70 members, including UN agencies, NGOs, different charities and they store all their stock here and we facilitate and help coordinate in emergencies\u2026We supply for any humanitarian emergency whether it\u2019s a natural disaster or manmade and we respond in a completely apolitical manner.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere wasn\u2019t anything like this in existence, so to speak. We have the sea right next to us and we\u2019ve got the port, we\u2019ve got the airport next to us, we can move from sea to air in 7mins to be able to deliver \u2013 and logistics, yes, it\u2019s a signature of Dubai.\u201d On how the logistics mobilisation process works:<\/p>\n \u201cAs soon as [IHC CEO] Giuseppe [Saba] calls me and says WFP needs a plane to go to Bangladesh, UNHCR needs to send something to wherever, within minutes I\u2019m calling Sheikh Mohammed, I\u2019m asking him for permission to mobilise the aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really proud of what he does and what the government of the UAE do, and what I\u2019m allowed to do, but I don\u2019t think any of the leadership here feels that they can pat themselves on the back and say it\u2019s a job well done \u2013 the nature of what we\u2019re dealing with, it\u2019s never well done until it\u2019s over.\u201d<\/p>\n The interview was aired in full on Quest Express on CNN on 26 February 2018.<\/p>\n Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to watch it<\/p>\n