‘UAE initiatives encourage youth to play a part in nation’s progress’

Riyadh / Emirates Business

“The UAE’s initiatives encourage young people to play a part in their country’s development and the progress of the entire region,” noted Her Excellency Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, UAE Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs, as she addressed the UNESCO NGO Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Taking part in a panel discussion titled “Setting the Scene: Youth Engagement and its Potential for Social Change”, HE Al Kaabi went on to remind that the UAE Government has, since the country was founded, been placing its young generations at the heart of all its policies. HE cited the Khalifa Fund as an example – the fund was launched by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, to help develop local enterprises.
Further elaborating on these youth-centric initiatives, HE discussed the Emirates Youth Council, which was inaugurated by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The Council, the Minister explained, holds regular Youth Circles to inspire dialogue across a variety of areas for sustainable engagement with young people to shape innovative solutions for global challenges.
HE Al Kaabi called on the UN to adopt and expand the UAE’s Youth Cirlces initiative on a global scale, thereby providing an opportunity for dialogue for young people all around the world, where they can share their ambitions and aspirations for the future, and tackle
the subjects that are of most concern to them.