Princess Haya bint Al Hussain, wife of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, donated Dh1.4m to support the provision of core-relief items and temporary shelters for more than 13,500 displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh.
The aid will be airlifted from International Humanitarian City in Dubai to Bangladesh on Monday.
The donation comes at a time of a massive new wave of displacement of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar. The number of refugees who fled to Bangladesh since the end of August has surpassed 420,000.
Toby Harward, head of the UNHCR office in the UAE, thanked Princess Haya, who is the chairperson of the International Humanitarian City, for her contribution to relief efforts.
“We are very grateful to Her Royal Highness for her generous support of those in dire need of humanitarian aid and shelter. This support provides a critical lifeline for Rohingya refugees as they face this desperate crisis," he said.
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Rohingya refugees – the majority of which are women and children - have been forced to make long journeys to reach across the Bay of Bengal to reach refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Camps in Kutupalong and Nayapara have been overwhelmed with refugees being forced to temporarily stay in makeshift shelters along roads.
This month, two emergency aid flights - one sponsored by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and the other by the UNHCR - left the UAE on carrying emergency relief for 25,000 refugees.
The first flight, a UNHCR-chartered Boeing 777, delivered 1,671 family tents, worth around Dh2.7m, which will provide shelter for some 8,355 refugees.
It carried 91 tonnes of aid including much needed shelter materials, jerry cans, blankets, sleeping mats and other essential items from UNHCR’s global stockpile in Dubai.
The second flight was organised by the Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, which carried almost Dh827,000 worth of emergency aid provided by the UNHCR to Bangladesh, according to Adrian Edwards, a spokesperson for the UNHCR.
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As a UAE-based travel agent who processes tourist visas from the Philippines, Jennifer Pacia Gado is fielding a lot of calls from concerned travellers just now. And they are all asking the same question.
“My clients are mostly Filipinos, and they [all want to know] about good conduct certificates,” says the 34-year-old Filipina, who has lived in the UAE for five years.
Ms Gado contacted the Philippines Embassy to get more information on the certificate so she can share it with her clients. She says many are worried about the process and associated costs – which could be as high as Dh500 to obtain and attest a good conduct certificate from the Philippines for jobseekers already living in the UAE.
“They are worried about this because when they arrive here without the NBI [National Bureau of Investigation] clearance, it is a hassle because it takes time,” she says.
“They need to go first to the embassy to apply for the application of the NBI clearance. After that they have go to the police station [in the UAE] for the fingerprints. And then they will apply for the special power of attorney so that someone can finish the process in the Philippines. So it is a long process and more expensive if you are doing it from here.”
