Coinciding with World Humanitarian Day
Mohammed bin Rashid directs granting "golden residency" to pioneers and workers in humanitarian work
The UAE is a pioneering model in immediate response to crises and disasters.
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed that the UAE opens its doors to charitable and humanitarian workers from anywhere in the world, because with their efforts and sacrifices they create hope and the future.
This came when His Highness announced the opening of the door to obtaining golden residency in the UAE for workers in the humanitarian sector, in conjunction with the World Humanitarian Day, corresponding to August 19 of each year.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: "On the World Humanitarian Day, we celebrate its heroes, so that the UAE will be the destination and destination for workers in charitable and humanitarian initiatives, because they do not hesitate to put all their energies and capabilities in the service of the needy, and extend a helping hand in the most needy communities."
His Highness stressed that "the pioneers of humanitarian work are ambassadors of the UAE, and models we are proud of, and their actions and initiatives, because the UAE was founded on giving ... and our goal during the next fifty years is to be the most active global humanitarian capital."
His Highness added: "Launching humanitarian work initiatives and empowering its pioneers is an authentic feature of the UAE since its union, and in the fiftieth year the state consolidates its position as a platform for charitable and humanitarian work for the next 50 years, by providing the opportunity for humanitarian workers to obtain golden residency."
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: "We honored the makers of hope and its heroes, and responded with urgent support to those affected by humanitarian crises, and established the largest gathering of its kind for humanitarian and relief services, within the International City for Humanitarian Services, until the UAE became a global station and an international corridor for UN relief efforts, Today, we are expanding this commitment towards charitable and humanitarian work, to include its pioneers, cadres, specialists and workers, so that the Emirates, with its golden establishment, will be a second home for them.” His Highness concluded by saying: “The UAE is not only an economic capital, but a human and civilized capital.”
The World Humanitarian Day, launched by the United Nations, celebrates the stars of humanitarian action around the world, to publicize their tremendous efforts and charitable deeds, highlight their initiatives, and show their impact in alleviating the impact of humanitarian crises and alleviating the suffering of those affected around the world.
The activities of the World Humanitarian Day will be held this year under the slogans “Race for Humanity” and “Supporting Real Heroes”, as it calls for supporting workers in the relief and humanitarian fields by providing them with a safe and supportive environment, in return for their efforts to extend a helping hand to the needy in the darkest conditions .
There is an urgent need for the efforts of all workers, volunteers and pioneers of charitable and humanitarian work around the world, as United Nations figures indicate that there will be 235 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and protection in 2021, with the rate of people in need of humanitarian assistance reaching one out of every 33 people around the world. .
The golden residency system allows its beneficiaries in the UAE, expatriates and their families, who wish to come to work, live and study in the country, the possibility of enjoying long-term residency.
The UAE has implemented the "golden residency" system to include the granting of a long-term residence visa, for five or 10 years, that is automatically renewed when the same conditions are met, for certain categories that include investors, doctors, entrepreneurs, and those with specialized talents of scientists, creators, inventors and people with distinguished abilities, doctors and specialists. And researchers in various fields of science and knowledge and brilliant students.
The initiative to grant golden residency to pioneers and cadres of charitable and humanitarian work in the UAE aims to provide a safe haven for them and their humanitarian operations, and to enhance their ability to communicate with each other, and with local, regional and global charitable and humanitarian organizations and organizations. wider range.
The UAE has taken upon itself to support brotherly and friendly countries, whether in the field of supporting development projects or through humanitarian response to disasters and crises, in a way that supports prosperity and stability in these countries, and alleviates human suffering in them, in cooperation with regional and international partners and United Nations agencies working in The humanitarian and development fields, where the volume of UAE foreign aid amounted to 320 billion dirhams, the total UAE foreign aid in 201 countries since the establishment of the union.
The UAE confirmed its world-leading model in immediate response to crises and disasters, with the level of humanitarian aid provided by the country during the “Covid-19” pandemic until July 2021, with a total volume of 2,154 tons of medical aid, respiratory devices, examination devices and personal protection equipment that reached beneficiaries in 135 countries around the world.
Aid was sent to 117 countries from the warehouses of international organizations located in the International Humanitarian City in Dubai, while the state organized 196 trips to transport medical aid, and six field hospitals were established in Sudan, Guinea, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Lebanon and Jordan, and a mobile clinic was equipped in Turkmenistan. .
The institutionalization of humanitarian work is a qualitative addition to the track record of charitable and humanitarian activities in the country, which is represented by the "Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives", which was established in 2015 to form a supportive umbrella for a set of initiatives and institutions launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, during the past decades.
The initiatives managed during the year 2020 to reach 83 million people in 82 countries, through dozens of humanitarian initiatives for which 1.2 billion dirhams were allocated. Today, it includes dozens of initiatives and institutions that implement charitable and humanitarian work programs around the world, within five main axes, which are: Humanitarian and relief aid, health care and disease control, education and knowledge dissemination, future innovation and leadership, and empowering communities.
In a manner that supports institutional humanitarian work, achieves its sustainability and expands its positive impact.
During 2020, it included a total of 576 employees, and more than 121,000 volunteers from various humanitarian disciplines, who worked together to implement the Foundation's humanitarian goals in dozens of countries and communities that its initiatives reach.
The total humanitarian and relief aid provided by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives amounted to 382 million dirhams in 2020, and the number of beneficiaries of humanitarian and relief aid reached 34.8 million people in the same year.
In order to consolidate the principle of human solidarity in times of crisis, the 100 Million Meals campaign, the largest of its kind in the region, came to feed food in 30 countries, in the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe and South America.
The campaign implemented by the initiatives was successful, and was implemented in cooperation with the United Nations World Food Program, the Regional Network of Food Banks, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment, in addition to a number of charitable and relief institutions and societies in the countries covered by the campaign on the four continents. In collecting contributions equivalent to 216 million meals, through official donation channels, in which 385,000 donors, many government and private institutions, and the business community participated, in addition to organizing charitable auctions that doubled the target number of the campaign, and provided food support to the campaign beneficiaries in the most vulnerable communities. need.
The Golden Residency Initiative for the pioneers and workers of humanitarian work, in honor of their efforts and sacrifices.
320 billion dirhams, the total UAE foreign aid, in 201 countries since the establishment of the union.
Deputy Head of State:
• “The UAE is not only an economic capital, but a human and civilized capital, and it opens its doors to talented charitable and humanitarian work from anywhere.”
• “On the International Day of Humanitarian Action, we celebrate its heroes, so that the UAE will be the destination and destination for workers in charitable and humanitarian initiatives.”
• “The pioneers of humanitarian work are ambassadors for the UAE, and models we are proud of, and their work and initiatives, because the state was founded on giving.”
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