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DUBAI / WAM The 10th edition of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES), organised by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the World Green Economy Organisation (WGEO), places a special focus on climate finance as a central theme. Recognised as a key driver for enhancing climate resilience, climate finance will be a primary ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Zayed Charitable & Humanitarian Foundation (Zayed CHF) has signed an agreement with Noor Dubai Foundation to support the screening and management of diabetic eye disease among patients in Morocco, reinforcing efforts to prevent blindness globally. This collaboration aims to establish a well-structured screening programme for the early detection of diabetic retinopathy by enhancing existing infrastructure with ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has launched the first live radio programme about sustainability in the UAE, titled “Sustainable Awareness,” coinciding with the country’s initiative to continue making 2024 a “Year of Sustainability”. The programme aims to raise awareness about environmental, social, and economic sustainability issues and highlights the UAE’s track record of quality ...

SHARJAH / WAM Emphasising the importance of collaborative international efforts in accelerating data-driven comprehensive development, the Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD) has announced its strategic partners for the inaugural ‘Regional Data & Community Development Forum’, to be held on October 9 and 10 in Sharjah. The region’s first-of-its-kind event has partnered with federal, regional, and international institutions, including ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, have sent separate messages of congratulations ...

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President Ramchandra Paudel of Nepal on the occasion of his country’s Constitution Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy ...

NEW YORK/WAM UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban called today for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to end the killing and maiming of children and enable the urgent delivery of desperately needed lifesaving aid. Chaiban told a media briefing on his mission to Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank that the scale of the destruction, of the suffering ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Scott Livermore, ICAEW Economic Advisor and Chief Economist and Managing Director of Oxford Economics Middle East, projected that the UAE economy will expand to 4.8 percent in 2025. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Livermore attributed the expansion of the non-oil economy, which is expected to grow by 4.6 percent year-on-year in 2024. He added ...

MOSCOW/WAM Maryam bin Theneya, Second Deputy Speaker of FNC, met with Konstantin Kosachev, Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, in Moscow to explore ways of strengthening cooperation between the two houses. During the meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the Eurasian Women’s Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the two sides ...

ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE The World Utilities Congress 2024 has concluded in Abu Dhabi after three transformative days of high-level discussions, panels and showcases that brought together the global utilities industry to address key energy transition topics, including the need to decouple emissions from economic growth, grid resilience, and increasing renewable energy capacity. This year’s congress was a resounding success, ...