UAE to co-host biggest humanitarian event

Wednesday, 22 January 2020 17:26

The UAE will be co-hosting the world's biggest humanitarian event in September.

The Emirates' delegation participating in the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos made the announcement today.

Dubai will be hosting one the ten simultaneous live events organized by Global Citizen, the international organization that aims to end extreme poverty by 2030.

أعلنت دولة الامارات اليوم من دافوس مشاركتها وانضمامها لأكبر حدث إنساني للقضاء على الفقر ... يشاهده أكثر من مليار ونصف المليار مشاهد .. بمشاركة 10 مدن عالمية.. الموعد : ٢٦ سبتمبر القادم pic.twitter.com/lgcA2MapTK
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) January 22, 2020

The 'Global Goal Live' event is expected to attract more than 1.5 billion viewers and will be running under the slogan 'The Possible Dream'.

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