Dubai: In order to raise people's awareness and to raise funds to fight global hunger, Dubai Municipality announced the launch of ‘Walk the World' campaign yesterday.
The event is organised in support of the World Food Programme, under the patronage of UN Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of International Humanitarian City (IHC), Princess Haya Bint Al Hussain, wife of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The ‘Walk the World' campaign will be held in Dubai on May 27 in Zabeel Park at 6pm.
The event aims to fight global hunger, one of the most serious issues and one of the top 10 health risks in the world killing more people every year than TB, Malaria and AIDS combined.
Global event
‘Walk the World' is a global advocacy event to end child hunger. Taking place across 24 time zones in 24 hours, the day aims to put the spotlight on the problem of child hunger. Since the ‘Walk the World' Programme began eight years ago, it has mobilised over two million participants and fed over 200,000 children. The programme is organised in association with International Humanitarian City, Red Crescent and TNT Express International.
Abdul Majeed Hussain, Head of Parks section at the municipality, said the municipality is keen to participate in this humanitarian event in accordance with the wise guidance of the Dubai government to support humanitarian relief efforts around the world.
Honour
"Dubai Municipality has a successful experience in organising "Yallah Walk" campaign recently, which could attract the public to the tracks, and it has the honour to participate in this campaign, which aims to eradicate hunger all over the world," he said.
This was announced during a press conference which was also attended by Mohammad Diab, Regional Director of the World Food Program, Makiya Abdul Rahman Al Hajiri, IHC Chief Executive, and Mohammad Zarouni, Director-General of Red Crescent, Dubai branch.
