The UAE celebrates Children's Day with a track record of giving locally and globally

 The UAE participates with the countries of the world in the celebration of the International Children’s Day, which falls on November 20 of each year, as it continued in 2021 to promote the gains that would protect children at the local and international levels, and to enhance the guarantee of their rights in all aspects of society, family, health and education, and all that It provides them with opportunities to enjoy a decent life and a better future.

This year's occasion coincides with the Emirate of Sharjah winning for the second time in a row the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) award for child-friendly cities, which is the highest global award given to honor the pioneering initiatives presented by child-friendly cities.

Over the past years, the UAE has launched a wide range of laws and initiatives that have enhanced the child's gains and moved his care efforts from the stage of guaranteeing basic rights to the stage of empowerment. The basic rights of the child, health, education and intellectual protection, in addition to the initiatives of the Ministry of Interior, which established the Higher Committee for Child Protection in 2009 and the Child Protection Center in 2011 and launched a hotline to facilitate reporting of cases of child abuse.

The UAE has designated a day to celebrate the Emirati child on March 15 of each year, which has become a national occasion to celebrate the children of the future and highlight the country's achievements in the context of child care and granting him his basic rights in line with international norms and laws.

The UAE’s efforts to protect children’s rights were not limited to the local side, but also contributed to many tangible achievements on the Arab and international levels. Child support at the Arab and international levels, where Her Highness established a record of achievements in this field, most notably her prominent role in supporting and supporting Syrian refugee children, for whom she made generous donations. In 2014, Her Highness provided a grant of 60 million pounds to establish the Zayed Center for Disease Research Rare in Children” in London, which has become the first center of its kind in the world specialized in research into rare diseases in children.While the Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Volunteer Program is the largest global humanitarian program that currently treats children, women and the needy in many countries in Asia and Africa, and establishes mobile clinics and hospitals staffed by Emirati doctors and nurses and volunteers from many countries. The program has succeeded in alleviating the suffering of more than Over 25 million children, elderly and women, regardless of color, gender, race or religion.

The UAE has been interested in developing the capabilities of Arab children by establishing the Arab Children’s Parliament of the League of Arab States in Sharjah. Its sessions are held every year on Emirati Children’s Day. The Arab Parliament for Children aims to consolidate the concept of participation in decision-making through joint dialogue among children of Arab countries.

The UAE is at the forefront of sponsoring and supporting initiatives that ensure that the children of the world receive the necessary health care and care for their safety and protection from epidemics and communicable diseases. 1,240,876 doses of vaccination reached 102 million children in various regions of Pakistan.

Children are the first beneficiaries of the hospitals and medical centers that the UAE has established at its expense in many developing countries, in addition to the donations and medical aid provided by its charitable and humanitarian organizations in all countries and regions where children live in difficult living conditions. For example, Dubai Cares launched, It is part of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, in January 2020 a 3-year, $3 million program to combat intestinal worms among school-aged children in Pakistan.

The UAE is a key partner and supporter of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) programs aimed at improving children's health in the world. Especially to reduce congenital malformations in newborns in Afghanistan.

The UAE has been keen to prioritize the protection of children’s education as an essential element in the upgrading of entire societies, as its total donations to support education projects around the world amounted to more than 1.55 billion dollars, including a donation of 284.4 million dollars to areas affected by crises, where the UAE cooperates with an organization UNICEF and other partners since 2017 to support the education of 20 million children in 59 countries.

The UAE is active in the field of providing digital protection for children around the world, as its efforts in this context go back to 2001, when it was the first Arab country to join the Convention on the Protection of Children from Cybercrime, and in 2015 the UAE hosted the second global summit of "WeProtected", which resulted in an agreement between governments and organizations to create a coordinated national response to online child sexual exploitation.

In 2018, the UAE succeeded in mobilizing more than 450 religious leaders from around the world in the activities of the Conference “The Alliance of Religions for the Security of Communities: Child Dignity in the Digital World” with the aim of developing a common global vision to enhance the protection of societies, especially children, from extortion crimes across the digital world. and dangers of the Internet.

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