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VP visits
Safari Park
DUBAI: UAE Vice
President and
Prime Minister
and Ruler of
Dubai His
Highness Sheikh
Mohammed Bin
Rashid Al
Maktoum, visited
the Dubai Safari
Park on Sunday.
The Park has .. GALLERY
Redouble
efforts for
DUBAI: The Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid growth,
Al Maktoum, said that gender balance is an important element of the national agenda and the UAE Vision Mohammed
2021, emphasising that enhancing gender balance in the UAE will contribute to sustainable development tells ministers
and the fulfillment of the UAE’s commitments to the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals,
SDGs. DUBAI: Vice
President and PANORAMA
Prime Minister of
This came during a ceremony held to honour the winners of the Gender Balance Index 2017. The index UAE and Ruler of
features three categories: Best Personality for Supporting Gender Balance, Best Federal Entity for Dubai, His
Supporting Gender Balance, and the Best Initiative for Supporting Gender Balance. Highness Sheikh
Mohammed Bin
Rashid Al
Speaking on the occasion, Sheikh Mohammed said that the country, under the leadership of President His Maktoum, has
Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, works to invest in the development of its people, and said that
considers both women and men as equal partners in national development. ministerial work is
a responsibility..
“The UAE continues to follow the path established by the founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan UAE ready
Al Nahyan, who built strong foundations for gender equality with the support of Sheikha Fatima Bint for changes:
Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood Mohammed TIME OUT
and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation. Sheikh Zayed created an DUBAI: The Vice
environment that enables all members of the society to positively contribute to the UAE’s progress,” he President, Prime
added. Minister of the
UAE and Ruler of
Dubai, His
Sheikh Mohammed added that that one of the UAE’s key priorities is to become one of the highest ranked Highness Sheikh
countries globally in gender balance. Ensuring equal opportunities for men and women, support both social Mohammed Bin
cohesion and economic development. The Vice President honoured Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Rashid Al
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, with a medal for the Best Personality for Maktoum on
Tuesday attended
Supporting Gender Balance. He was honoured in recognition for his strong support to women in the the 10th edition SPORT
diplomatic sector, which has helped numerous Emirati women achieve global success. Currently, women of the Ar..
represent 20 percent of employees in the diplomatic sector in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mohammed
International Cooperation.
hails Armed
He also honoured the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, FCSA, as the Best Federal Entity for Forces
Supporting Gender Balance. Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation DUBAI: Vice
President and
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