Mr Moody says Dubai is an efficient global hub that allows us to act speedily during times of crisis.
Patrick Moody, British ambassador to the UAE, with employees at the Modern Freight Company in Jebel Ali where aid packages are being prepared for flood victims in Pakistan. All photos: British Embassy Office Dubai
Aid items to Pakistan were paid for by the British government as part of a £41.5 million (Dh163m) pledge to support millions of people displaced by the floods.
The aid consists of emergency shelters intended for up to 187,050 people, while water filters and hygiene supplies should be enough for 31,282 people.
Pallets loaded up into shipping containers will arrive in Karachi within five days and life-saving supplies will be delivered to the worst affected areas.
The Modern Freight Company hub in the Jebel Ali Free Zone has been working with the British government to deliver aid to disaster zones around the world since 2005.
Mr Moody says Dubai is an efficient global hub that allows us to act speedily during times of crisis.
Patrick Moody, British ambassador to the UAE, with employees at the Modern Freight Company in Jebel Ali where aid packages are being prepared for flood victims in Pakistan. All photos: British Embassy Office Dubai
Aid items to Pakistan were paid for by the British government as part of a £41.5 million (Dh163m) pledge to support millions of people displaced by the floods.
The aid consists of emergency shelters intended for up to 187,050 people, while water filters and hygiene supplies should be enough for 31,282 people.
Pallets loaded up into shipping containers will arrive in Karachi within five days and life-saving supplies will be delivered to the worst affected areas.
The Modern Freight Company hub in the Jebel Ali Free Zone has been working with the British government to deliver aid to disaster zones around the world since 2005.
Mr Moody says Dubai is an efficient global hub that allows us to act speedily during times of crisis.