United Arab Emirates
A Dubai-based freelance writer, Lina had previously worked with aid agencies and NGOs across the region. She has a passion for journalism on current affairs, and enjoys creative writing in diverse fields.
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Hundreds of people from around the world will gather on October 15-16 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, for a landmark conference on the protection of millions of refugee children and teenagers in the region. "Investing in The Future: Protecting Refugee Children" is being co-hosted by UNHCR and The Big Heart campaign under the patronage of Sharjah's ruler, Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi.
As the number of casualties and injured civilians rises in the Gaza Strip, aid agencies have geared up for the emergency response and mobilized relief supplies from the International Humanitarian City (IHC), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. These supplies have been donated to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for thousands of vulnerable displaced families in Gaza.
WAM DUBAI, 26th November, 2013 (WAM) -- As the number of affected people in the Philippines continues to rise, humanitarian assistance shipped out from the U.A.E. pours into remote regions devastated by super-typhoon Haiyan, also known as Yolanda locally.
WAM DUBAI, 23rd October, 2013 (WAM) - Heads of the World Food Programme (WFP) Country Offices in the Middle East and North Africa gathered in Dubai this week for its annual regional meeting.