Watch: UAE President Meets World Central Kitchen CEO About Gaza Aid
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During the meeting at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, both sides explored ways to strengthen collaboration between key entities of the UAE and WCK, with the aim of addressing the urgent humanitarian need in the Gaza Strip and maximizing the delivery of aid to the area by land, air and sea.
The two sides discussed the UAE’s contribution to mobilizing support for the Amalthea Sea Corridor initiative to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. This included the recent arrival of the first ship, carrying 200 tonnes of food and relief supplies, in cooperation with the UAE, WCK and Cyprus, through the maritime corridor between Cyprus and Gaza.
The President expressed his gratitude for the humanitarian role played by World Central Kitchen around the world, especially in areas suffering from crises and disasters, and its efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. He reaffirmed the UAE’s firm commitment to working with the organization and other regional and global partners to alleviate the suffering of Gaza residents and enhance humanitarian support by all possible means.
Gore highlighted his appreciation for Sheikh Mohamed’s efforts and the UAE’s role in providing humanitarian aid to Gaza, referencing the fruitful cooperation witnessed between WCK and the UAE.
The meeting was attended by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Advisor for Special Affairs at the Presidential Court and Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation.
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