24/08/2026
His Highness Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Media Incorporated, inaugurated the 22nd edition of the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition (DIHAD 2026). The three-day event, being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, brings together senior decision makers from government entities, United Nations agencies, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, international and regional organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academic and research institutions, the private sector, philanthropic foundations and organisations, financial institutions and development banks, and the media, to explore ways of aligning efforts and developing more effective and sustainable responses to support communities affected by crises and disasters
Following the opening, His Highness Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Media Incorporated toured the exhibition, accompanied by H.E. Dr. Maitha bint Salem Al Shamsi, Minister of State, United Arab Emirates; Advisor to Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak and Chairperson of the Supreme Committee of the Sheikha Fatima Fund for Women Refugee, H.E. Amb. Prof. Abdulsalam AlMadani, Chairman of DIHAD Sustainable Organisation and Chairman of DISAB, and Roving Ambassador of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) for the GCC Region and a number of ambassadors, heads of participating delegations, and representatives of international organisations.