"National Day" .. Successful UAE diplomacy keeps the country at the forefront

The United Arab Emirates celebrates the 48th anniversary of the federation of the seven emirates on December 2, 2019 in a true translation of the union's 48-year march. God blessed him - and his founding fathers - His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, who led the march of the homeland of giving to continue the process of progress and prosperity at various levels and levels.

The 48th National Day is an occasion to celebrate the achievements of the UAE during the past years. The UAE Government has taken care of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has invested in building manpower and national cadres, and has worked to make the UAE one of the best countries in the world by the Golden Jubilee of the UAE federation in accordance with the UAE Vision 2021.

The UAE has succeeded in its strategic planning by reading the future and anticipating it and keeping abreast of all modern technologies and harnessing it to serve the human being and happiness.It focused on developing all sectors, and translated this trend into reality, through record achievements at the regional and global level, which contributed to the strengthening of the country's position among the most advanced countries in the world. In line with the highest levels of development, in line with the aspirations of the wise leadership of the future of the UAE and its progress and achieve the goals of the UAE 2071 centenary launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, " Of a comprehensive, to enhance the country's reputation and soft power.

For the sixth consecutive year, the UAE maintained its position as one of the largest international donors in the field of official development assistance in relation to its gross national income, and ranked first in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017. - Approximately 170 billion dirhams (46 billion US dollars).

On the international humanitarian front, the UAE has continued its efforts to achieve peace and prosperity in the world through its foreign aid policy and development and humanitarian programs, where the UAE has maintained its position among the largest international donors in the field of official development assistance in relation to its national income, by 1.31% and nearly double The global ratio of 0.7% required by the United Nations as a global measure of donor efforts.

The UAE seeks to make a positive impact in order to achieve the ultimate goal of humanity, which is to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development by 2030. The UAE is at the forefront of efforts to combat poverty and provide foreign assistance to the needy, including the most vulnerable and vulnerable groups. The UAE has diversified its development projects to developing countries including infrastructure, education, health, energy, food aid, agriculture and environment.

The UAE has emerged as one of the most important countries advocating for alternative and renewable energy solutions in the world and to face the consequences of climate change, especially the support of island countries such as the Caribbean islands and the Pacific Islands. Therefore, the UAE has established two funds to provide solutions and support renewable energy programs for the island countries. Over the past 10 years, the total amount of renewable energy allocated to the renewable energy sector has reached US $ 1.25 billion. Contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and environmental benefits at the same time.

These achievements reflect the civilized face of the UAE and the respect and appreciation it enjoys at the regional and international levels. At the international level, the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan has contributed to directing the UAE towards adopting a successful and active foreign policy based on balance, moderation and non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. The premise of the wise leadership is that the State has a responsible position at the Arab, regional and international levels.

On the other hand, the UAE has presented to the world an inspiring model of tolerance, coexistence and human brotherhood.In the past years, it has undertaken to lead international efforts to promote the rapprochement of cultures, religions and civilizations and to build common bridges between them and in a way that contributes to the progress of nations and enhance their security and stability.

This year, Abu Dhabi witnessed the birth of the "Human Brotherhood" document by His Holiness Pope Francis Pope, the Catholic Church, and His Eminence the Grand Imam, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar. This document represented a unique model in the field of calling for peace and peace, and the rule of dialogue and rapprochement among peoples. This document aims to establish a new experience between peoples and cultures, entitled love and brotherhood, and its purpose is to strengthen human relations, build bridges of communication, harmony and love among peoples, and address extremism, violence and terrorism.

The Abu Dhabi Declaration coincided with the UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's declaration of 2019 as the Year of Tolerance, with the aim of affirming the value of tolerance as a sustainable institutional action through a set of legislation and policies aimed at deepening the values ​​of tolerance, dialogue, acceptance and openness. On different cultures, especially among the new generations, which has a positive impact on society in general.

The Declaration aims to establish the UAE as a global capital of tolerance through a number of major initiatives and projects in this framework, including research contributions and social and cultural studies specialized in the field of tolerance and dialogue of cultures and civilizations, and the introduction of legislation and policies aimed at institutionalizing the values ​​of cultural, religious and social tolerance, and finally promote the discourse of tolerance The other was accepted through a number of active initiatives in promoting dialogue between peoples and religions, such as the National Tolerance Program, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Award for Tolerance and the International Institute for Tolerance. To fight extremism.

The UAE has also topped several regional and global indicators in terms of gender equality and women's achievements, education and literacy, the share of women in the employment sector, and the indicator of "treating women with respect" in the indicators of social progress index, in addition to many other indicators. Women own nearly half of the SMEs in society.

As for the empowerment of women, the UAE continued its efforts to raise the status of women.The President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a decree No. / 1/2019 on raising the representation of women in the Federal National Council to 50%, and this came The decision is part of preparations for the FNC elections held last October.

The UAE supports women's participation in decision-making, as it is a mainstay of economic empowerment.Therefore, the government passed a law requiring all government institutions to represent the female component of boards of directors.It now represents 50% of the parliament and 27% of the new cabinet formation, including 9 The gender gap in the educational attainment of girls in basic and university education has been closed, where more than 70% of university graduates are girls. On the economic level, women represent 46.6% of the total workforce, where they occupy 66% of the sector jobs. Of which 30% are in decision-making centers A total of 23,000 businesswomen run projects worth about US $ 15 billion.

In terms of foreign investment and attracting talent, the UAE Cabinet approved a decision granting foreign investors ownership of up to 100% in 13 different economic sectors, as well as granting investors residence visas up to 10 years for them and all members of their families, in addition to granting residence visas up to 10 Years of specialized competencies in the medical, scientific, research and technical fields, and for all scientists and innovators.

The UAE is proud to host Expo 2020 Dubai, the world's first event to showcase the creativity and achievements of mankind, which will welcome more than 200 participants from countries, companies, organizations and educational institutions, which confirms the country's ability to bring the world under one roof.

Expo 2020 Dubai will contribute to the growth of the UAE economy.It will inject AED 122.6 billion (US $ 33.4 billion) between 2013 and 2031, and during the 2020-2021 event, Expo 2020 Dubai will contribute 1.5% of the country's GDP.

The UAE's diplomacy continues to keep the UAE at the forefront, to serve as an example of success and excellence, a source of success and success over the coming years.