Letter from HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein to Elie Wiesel regarding humanitarian activities and hunger initiatives

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Letter from HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein to Elie Wiesel regarding humanitarian activities and hunger initiatives

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April 8, 2013

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Hussein, Haya Al
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Wiesel, Elie

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HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein writes to Professor Elie Wiesel, providing an update on her humanitarian activities, particularly focusing on the Millennium Development Goals and hunger eradication. She highlights the work of Tkiyet Um Ali in Jordan, which aims to expand its beneficiaries to 140,000 by 2015, and notes the strain on social services due to Syrian refugees. The letter details the expansion of the International Humanitarian City (IHC) in Dubai, founded by her husband HH Sheikh Mohammed, which serves as a major hub for humanitarian aid, especially for Syria. Princess Haya mentions the Secretary-General's visit to the IHC and Dubai hosting the global meeting of the World Food Programme. She also recounts her numerous speaking engagements on hunger and malnutrition, including visits to the Baker Institute, IFAD, and the World Food Prize, and her published editorials in prominent newspapers. She expresses her plans to visit UN operations in Liberia and Chad and extends an invitation to Wiesel to visit Dubai, hoping to hear about his activities and plans.

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515 Madison Avenue, Suite 1130, New York, NY, USA
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