In cooperation between Mohammed bin Rashid International, the Red Crescent and Government Accelerators

Launching "Humanitarian Action Accelerators" to promote innovation in UAE humanitarian initiatives

Al Gergawi, Al Olama and Al Mazroui during the announcement of the initiative. From the source

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, the Emirates Red Crescent Authority, and the Government Accelerators of the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs announced the launch of the Humanitarian Action Accelerators, a joint initiative aimed at promoting innovation in humanitarian initiatives launched within and including the UAE, in order to sustain the impact of humanitarian work and devote best practices that include reaching those who deserve it as soon as possible and achieving the best and most sustainable results.

Humanitarian accelerators are an integrated model for accelerating humanitarian and charitable work locally and globally to develop work mechanisms, provide innovative methodologies to accelerate humanitarian projects that have an impact on society, transfer expertise and successful experiences and build capacities in humanitarian work.

The initiative was announced in the presence of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives' Secretary-General Mohammed Al Gergawi, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent Authority Dr. Hamdan Musallam Al Mazrouei. The humanitarian accelerators aim to accelerate humanitarian and charitable work projects by providing innovative methodologies that focus on finding qualitative solutions to the most prominent challenges in the humanitarian and charitable work sector locally and globally, providing a platform for humanitarian teams from various parties to accelerate humanitarian and charitable projects, and finding innovative solutions to meet various challenges in the field of humanitarian work, in addition to empowering employees of various entities, building capacities and developing competencies to stimulate innovation and accelerate the achievement of humanitarian and charitable projects.

The initiative seeks to generate a series of steps and leaps that accelerate humanitarian and charitable work in cooperation with all strategic partners in the field of humanitarian work inside and outside the country, with the aim of advancing humanitarian work, accelerating its operations, and enhancing the country's position and leadership in this vital sector as one of the fastest international responders to extend a helping hand to those affected by crises and those affected by natural disasters, and all those in need of assistance.

The United Nations estimates that 339 million people will be in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in 2023, a record increase of 65 million compared to 2022 figures.

The United Nations has estimated that 339 million people around the world need humanitarian assistance in 2023.