A new documentary highlighting Dubai’s pivotal role in delivering life-saving aid worldwide has premiered on World Humanitarian Day (August 19). Produced by Dubai Humanitarian, the film traces the organisation’s journey in providing urgent relief supplies to communities affected by conflict and natural disasters.

The documentary, now available on Dubai Humanitarian’s YouTube channel, underscores how the emirate’s strategic location, just minutes from Jebel Ali Port and Al Maktoum International Airport, enables relief cargo to reach two-thirds of the world’s disaster-prone population within four to eight hours.

Watch the full documentary at: https://youtu.be/cjKME2Sj3-c?si=4VCKit3gsMRlRoGz

Between January and June 2025, Dubai Humanitarian distributed aid worth more than $ 48.8 million to 81 countries.

• Health supplies valued at nearly $ 14 million, including medicines and medical equipment.
• Shelter support worth $ 15 million, covering over 937,000 items from tents to winterisation kits.
• Water and sanitation aid valued at $ 1 million.

By June, the organisation’s stock value stood at $ 208.1 million. Among the major relief operations was the 25th humanitarian airlift for Gaza in April, which delivered 56.8 metric tonnes of critical medical supplies provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The film highlights these milestones while showcasing the growing importance of the Humanitarian Logistics Databank, now expanding to 11 hubs worldwide. The databank aims to speed up aid distribution while reducing carbon emissions through local sourcing.