In support of the UAE’s leading role in providing
humanitarian aid to needy and affected countries, Dubai Customs
continues to facilitate relief shipments dispatched from the International
Humanitarian City (IHC).
Their simplified clearance procedures have had a significant impact on the
rapid deliveries of humanitarian aid and relief goods from Dubai to the most
affected areas in the world, in cases of natural disasters, armed conflicts or
other comparable situations.
In this spirit, the Dubai Logistics City Customs Inspection Center held a
meeting with the International Humanitarian City to discuss further easing
procedures related to the movement of relief shipments to all over the
globe. The meeting was attended by Sami Essa, senior manager of Dubai
Logistics City Inspection Center; Abdul Basit Al Marzouqi, manager of
Dubai South Operations; Boran Najm, head of Logistics Operations; and
Jihad Abdel Moula, expert in logistics and supply chains.
“Dubai Customs is strongly committed to providing automated, smooth and
expedited clearance process for IHC’s relief shipments to ensure Dubai’s
position as a global humanitarian aid hub and help IHC members deliver an
effective emergency response action to a growing number of crises around
the world,” commented Humaid Al-Rasheed, Director of Land Customs
Centers Department.
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Sami Essa said, “The meeting aimed to enhance fruitful and constructive
cooperation with IHC to speed up customs procedures for humanitarian aid
supplies and relief shipments moving out from the city’ warehouses. This
enhances IHC’s preeminent role in global humanitarian relief facilitating
efficient first responses to crises worldwide.”
Dubai Customs and the International Humanitarian City had signed a
Memorandum of Understanding on eLink and cooperation in exchanging
information related to humanitarian aid and stocks. The agreement builds
on the strategic partnership between the two entities and the importance of
cooperation among different authorities to promote innovation, information
sharing, and best practices
