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Dubai charity art auction raises Dhs36.6m for Sheikh Mohammed’s 100 Million Meals campaign 0 Comments Get daily business news from the region delivered straight to your inbox I agree to the terms and conditions SIGN UP Dubai charity art auction raises Dhs36.6m for Sheikh Mohammed’s 100 Million Meals campaign The amount generated will provide an equal number of meals to beneficiaries in 30 countries during the month of Ramadan April 26, 2021 A ‘100 Million Meals’ live charity art auction held in Dubai on Saturday raised Dhs36,673,000, which in turn will help provide an equal number of meals to beneficiaries in 30 countries during the month of Ramadan. ....
The UAE, through its humanitarian initiatives, is committed to offering relief and support to those in need, especially after the outbreak of COVID-19 exacerbated hunger and malnutrition among poor populations. ....
Dubai: A Dubai charity auction of artworks by leading artists and celebrities, and from the personal collections of world leaders, has raised Dh36,673,000 for the UAE’s ‘100 Million Meals’ Ramadan campaign to feed disadvantaged individuals and families in 30 countries. The live in-person event on Saturday night featured a piece of the Kiswa, the cover of the Kaaba structure in Mecca’s grand mosque, from the personal collection of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The Kiswa piece was sold for $2.7 million. Other items included works by the late South African President Nelson Mandela, artists Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse and Joan Miro, and British artist Sacha Jafri, who recently created the world’s largest painting on canvas in Dubai. A part of Jafri’s ‘The Road to Journey of Humanity’ painting sold for $4.2 million, the highest amount at the auction. ....
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