Dubai, Rabi'II 7, 1437, Jan 17, 2016, SPA -- UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received today UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who is attending a ceremony marking the launch of a report on High-level Panel on Humanitarian Financing in Dubai. During the meeting, Sheikh Mohammed and the UN Secretary General exchanged views on a number of issues related to humanitarian assistance, especially the state of refugees across the world who are in need of special humanitarian aid to sustain them and provide certain minimum necessities of life in the light of the dire conditions facing them, such as cold weather, hunger and homelessness. --SPA 20:10 LOCAL TIME 17:10 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w