The Bank aims to raise awareness about the importance of reducing food waste and optimising distribution to combat global hunger.

The UAE Food Bank, which falls under the umbrella of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, announced that it has distributed over 1.5 million meals to disadvantaged individuals during the first 10 days of the Holy Month of Ramadan.

The meals were distributed as part of the Bank’s latest campaign, through which it seeks to provide three million meals and food parcels to disadvantaged individuals and families both in the UAE and across the world during the Holy Month.

The campaign is aligned with the UAE Food Bank’s vision and mission of managing food surplus, reducing waste and delivering food to beneficiaries locally and worldwide.

The UAE Food Bank has partnered with food companies, kitchens, restaurants and hotels to distribute the meals on a daily basis through Iftar tents. Additionally, the Bank aims to raise awareness about the importance of reducing food waste and optimising distribution to combat global hunger. It seeks to accomplish this by delivering high-quality food while integrating surplus food management at all stages of collection and distribution.

The Bank also launched the “Your Harees On Us” initiative, which encourages restaurants to reserve at least one portion of Harees, a traditional Emirati dish, and distribute it to Iftar tents. The initiative aims to foster the values of giving and generosity.

Separately, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced Dhs5 million contribution to the “1 Billion Meals Endowment” campaign, launched by Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, RTA, said, “The ‘1 Billion Meals Endowment’ campaign embodies Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid's vision of sustainable charity and his approach to extending aid to those in need globally. The RTA takes great pride in being a supporter of the ‘1 Billion Meals Endowment’ campaign, the largest sustainable food aid endowment fund," he said.

Al Tayer continued, "The UAE carries a message of unity and compassion for all less fortunate people, based on its innate humanity and ethical commitment towards the entire world."