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ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Community Development has finalised the draft law on voluntary work, replace cash
Hessa Essa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development, told the Federal National Council (FNC), payments
on Tuesday. across Daman

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''The bill has been referred to the Ministry of Justice’s technical legislations committee for review and
will be sent back to the house for debate Aand then to the Federal Cabinet for approval,'' Buhumaid ABU DHABI: The
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said in her reply to a member’s question about a law that regulates voluntary work. Insurance Company,

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''The bill aims to spread and encourage the culture of volunteerism as well as regulate and develop branches and
voluntary work to fall in line with the government policies and agendas. It calls for co-ordinating service points from
voluntary work across the country and establishing a database for volunteers to encourage them to Janu..
register with the volunteer platform,'' she explained. Serena

Williams to
In September, the media reported that UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His make comeback
Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, had given instructions for preparing a strategic, in Abu Dhabi
legislative and regulatory framework for humanitarian and charitable work in the UAE. PANORAMA
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The minister stated that charities operate under the Federal Law No. (2) for 2008 and under the to competition with
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Saturday in Abu
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"Charitable organisations meet requirements of some segments of the society. We are in the process French Open
of creating a benchmark for assessing the efficiency of these organisations,'' she said. champion Jelena
Ostapenko. Williams
Today's session, which was headed by Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the FNC, also saw has not c..
questions being addressed to Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, about the increase Dubai hub for
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