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Sharjah's Sheikha Jawaher Al-Qasimi named UNHCR Eminent Advocate
8 May 2013 As a UNHCR Eminent Advocate, Sheikha Jawaher will help increase public awareness about refugees and the work of UNHCR, with a special focus on children. -
UNHCR chief thanks United Arab Emirates for helping the forcibly displaced
25 Nov 2009 UN High Commissioner for Refuges António Guterres thanks United Arab Emirates for generous support to UNHCR activities around the world. -
United Arab Emirates and UNHCR sign partnership agreement for operations in Pakistan
6 Jul 2009 The United Arab Emirates and UNHCR sign a partnership agreement to support vital humanitarian operations for internally displaced Pakistanis. -
Cartier charity gives UNHCR grant for education and sport in Zambia
30 Mar 2009 Her Royal Highness Princess Haya picks UNHCR to receive US$176,000 grant for sport and education programmes in Zambia under Cartier Charity Love campaign. -
UNHCR chief Guterres urges support for 2009 Humanitarian Appeal
24 Nov 2008 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, representing the UN system, appeals to the international community to help meet the needs of tens of millions of the world's most vulnerable people. -
UNHCR and UAE Red Crescent launch fund-raising campaign for refugee women and children
16 Sep 2008 UNHCR and the United Arab Emirates Red Crescent Society launch a fund-raising campaign to help displaced women and children around the world. -
October concert for late tenor Pavarotti to benefit Afghans
12 Aug 2008 A charity concert and memorial ceremony will be held in honour of Maestro Luciano Pavarotti in Petra, Jordan in mid-October. Ticket sales from the concert will mostly go towards projects in eastern Afghanistan, where many returning refugees live. -
Dubai donation for UNHCR programmes benefiting young refugees
31 Mar 2008 Dubai's Princess Haya picks UNHCR to receive a US$155,000 grant for youth programmes under annual Cartier Charity Love campaign. -
United Arab Emirates donates US$10 million to UNHCR for Iraq projects
2 Oct 2007 The president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan, has donated US$10 million to the UN refugee agency for its programmes aimed at helping Iraqi refugees in Syria.