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Dubai News: AED2.8 billion raised: Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed’s ‘Edge of Life’ campaign surpasses goal to fight childhood hunger | World News

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai announced that the ‘Edge of Life’ campaign has exceeded its target before the end of Ramadan and concluded with success, having raised over AED2.822 billion. An estimated 44,208 contributors including individuals, businesses and prominent humanitarian and philanthropy organisations contributed […]

UAE: Anonymous philanthropist donates AED35 million to fight child hunger | World News

Anonymous philanthropist donates AED35 million to ‘Edge of Life’ campaign fighting childhood hunger/Representative Image An anonymous philanthropist has contributed AED35 million to the ‘Edge of Life’ campaign, a Ramadan initiative launched to help rescue five million children from hunger. The campaign aims to raise at least AED1 billion to fund sustainable programmes addressing childhood malnutrition […]

Sheikh Mohammed unveils DH1 billion campaign to fight hunger this Ramadan | World News

Sheikh Mohammed launches AED1 billion Ramadan 2026 campaign to save five million children/image: X As Ramadan approaches, Dubai’s Ruler has placed the fight against child hunger at the centre of the UAE’s humanitarian efforts. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Friday announced the launch of the “Edge of Life” campaign, an initiative […]

‘Hunger Games-style fight for jobs’: Massive layoff of government workers in Canada; only these officers won’t be fired

Thousands of government workers in Canada received official notices that they may lose their jobs or their jobs may change as the government acts on its budget cuts to save money. According to the Public Service Alliance of Canada, a workers’ union, 1775 1,775 workforce adjustment notices were issued to its members last week. The […]

WFP warns of record hunger levels in west and central Africa | World News

DAKAR: The UN World Food Programme sounded the alarm on Friday over escalating hunger in west and central Africa as needs reach “record levels”.More than 36 million people are struggling to meet their food needs, a number that could rise to 52 million people during the lean season between harvests this summer, the agency said […]

Funding cuts threaten to deepen hunger crisis as rising costs send more families to food banks | World News

NEW YORK: The Campaign Against Hunger was already struggling to feed thousands of families a week when the Trump administration pulled more than $1.3 million in grants. Demand has only increased at the New York nonprofit since the city emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic insecurity. In a first for the pantry, […]