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GENEVA / WAM The Chairman of the Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue, Dr Hanif Al Qassim, called for increased solidarity with civilians who are indiscriminately targeted by belligerents in armed conflicts. In this connection, Dr Al Qassim referred to the humanitarian situation in Syria that has resulted in immense human suffering. “In Syria, there are more ...

KHARTOUM / WAM Hundreds of young volunteers provided diagnostic, therapeutic and preventative services for women and children in the White Nile, Sudan, as part of the Sheikha Fatima Global Humanitarian Campaign. Youth workshops on the importance of volunteerism and humanitarianism also took place, coinciding with the upcoming UN WorldHumanitarian Day, sponsored by Dr Widad Babiker, Chair of the Sanad Charity ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has launched an emergency relief campaign to assist the Kerala flood victims. The campaign follows the directives of President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and HH Sheikh Mohamed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) reviewed the best practices of using drones to monitor projects. A delegation from the Zayed City Municipal Center attended a workshop held at the Security Media Department, Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, with the aim of spreading the legal practice of using drones and the criteria for granting permits in this ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM In line with its strategy to enhance the UAE’s investment structure and support its sustainable economic gro-wth, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has awa-rded SICO with the first non-UAE license to serve as market maker, making it the fifth registered market ma-ker on the exchange. The announcement came at a bell- ringing ceremony on ADX’s trading ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) renewed a landmark memo- randum of understanding (MoU) with the Emirates Medical Association (EMA), and the Abu Dhabi Convention Bureau, a division of the Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT), to promote Abu Dhabi as a hub for world-class healthcare services and a global knowledge destination, by hosting important medical ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dar Al Ber Society has launched and supported 91 humanitarian and charity projects in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, as part of its development and charity efforts in Africa. The projects aim to promote the teachings and values of Islam and implement the UAE’s charity and humanitarian policies and vision around the world, as part of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced that it has recorded a compliance rate of 100 percent regarding its listed public and private joint stock companies’ disclosure of Q2-2018 financial statements within the deadline of 45 days from the end of the financial period. All of the bourse’s 69 listed (local and foreign) public and private companies ...

SHARJAH / WAM The UAE-based organisation for women’s development, NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) has been in discussions with leading government departments, academic institutions and busin- esses in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to explore possible avenues of collaboration and expertise-shar- ing to benefit young students, female entrepreneurs and businesswomen in both countries. This was NAMA’s first large-scale networking and exchange mission ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has issued a resolution forming the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Youth Council. The decision comes about the UAE vision to empower young individuals and provide them with exceptional opportunities for growth and development to lead the future. According ...