Based on the direction of Mansour bin Zayed

Reorganization of the COP 28 High Committee

H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, directed the reorganization of the Supreme National Committee to oversee the preparations for the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at its 28th session (COP28), to be hosted in the UAE in 2023 in Expo City, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the membership of the relevant authorities.

The Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and the UAE's Special Envoy for Climate Change, Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, was assigned the task of Vice Chairman of the Supreme Committee, which includes in its membership a number of ministers and officials from various government sectors, to ensure work according to a comprehensive approach, aimed at coordinating and integrating efforts between sectors. The various countries in the country at the strategic, diplomatic, political, economic, technical and organizational levels to prepare for the 28th COP.

Minister of State for Financial Affairs, Muhammad bin Hadi Al Husseini, Minister of State for International Cooperation, Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Suhail bin Muhammad Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Maryam bint Muhammad Saeed Hareb Al Muhairi, and Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, Shamma bint Suhail bin Faris Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the Federal Authority for Protocol and Strategic Narrative, Muhammad Abdullah Al Junaibi, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, Lieutenant-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, and Director General of the State Security Service in Dubai, Lieutenant-General Talal Humaid Belhoul the Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, Major General Pilot Faris Khalaf Al Mazrouei, Director General of the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, Matar Muhammad Al Tayer, and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Presidential Affairs;

Rashid Saeed Al Ameri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Director General of the Department of Tourism and Economy in Dubai, Hilal Saeed Al Marri, and Director General of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, Saif Saeed Ghobash,

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Jamal Al Hosani, representing the Supreme Council for National Security.

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed that the formation of the Higher Committee reflects the importance the UAE attaches to climate action, and the role of the Conference of the Parties in pushing and directing the course of climate negotiations between countries of the world, and creating equal opportunities for all parties to participate in finding effective climate solutions, and to benefit from the conference. As a distinct platform that contributes to promoting the proactive, realistic and practical approach adopted by the UAE in the march of climate action to achieve sustainable economic development.

His Highness also stressed that this step comes as a continuation of the pioneering role played by the UAE in the field of climate action, as it is the host country for the permanent headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and as the first country in the region to sign and ratify the Paris Agreement, and the first country in the region to launch an initiative A strategy to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, and therefore it is keen to make the most of the potential of proactive and innovative climate action, as a key driver for building a new model for sustainable, low-emissions economic growth, which contributes to creating job opportunities, as well as new growth sectors, and enhancing the ambitions of each of the UAE region and the world.

 The Committee is responsible for preparing for the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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