International Humanitarian City (IHC) is a global humanitarian

Humanitarianism

In its most general form, humanitarianism is an ethic of kindness, benevolence and sympathy extended universally and impartially to all human beings. Humanitarianism has been an evolving concept historically but universality is a common element in its evolution...

 and aid hub, which aims to facilitate aid and development efforts by providing local and international humanitarian actors with facilities and services specifically designed to meet their needs.

An independent free zone authority created by the Government of Dubai

Dubai

Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

 through the merger of Dubai Aid City (DAC) and Dubai Humanitarian City (DHC), IHC addresses the specific needs of the humanitarian aid and development community, while grouping them in a secure environment that fosters partnerships, social responsibility and global change.

At the same time, IHC offers commercial companies the opportunity to operate from a strategic location in a free zone environment that is adapted to their particular industry, while benefiting from incentives and an array of services.

IHC is a non-religious, non-political and nonprofit organisation, chaired by Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

ian Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also Sheikh Mohammed, , is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates , and absolute monarch of Dubai.-Personal life and education:...

, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

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Services

IHC provides its member organisations with a range of specialised services to facilitate their operations out of Dubai. These services include facilities management, government services, portals for recruitment, volunteerism, pro-bono work and events, in addition to donor assistance and press office functions.

The IHC community

IHC brings together humanitarian non-profit organisations and commercial entities in an environment that fosters effective partnerships and social responsibility, while offering clear legal and physical zoning partitions between commercials and non-commercials in the spirit of security and transparency. The IHC community includes nonprofit organizations such as UN agencies and other specialised agencies, NGO's, charities, foundations as well as news, research and educational institutions. The IHC community also includes entities that represent the commercial sector such as manufacturers and suppliers of aid related goods that cover shelters, medical equipment, food items, vehicles, etc. and service providers that cover logistics, security, maintenance, consulting, etc.

More than 50 humanitarian organisations and commercial companies are currently registered with IHC.