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3-day Dihad opens today
DUBAI — The three-day long Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition — Dihad 2007 will kick off today at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, under the auspices of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Different aspects of humanitarian activities will come up for discussion at the conference.
Jean-Marie Fakhouri, Deputy Special Representative to the Secretary-General and Humanitarian / Reconstruction Coordinator for Iraq, will deliver the key note speech in the inaugural session.
Meanwhile, the board of the Dihad 2007 organised a workshop, ‘Introduction to the International Humanitarian Response System’ yesterday.
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