UAE mother, child and youth friendly strategy in the offing

ABU DHABI / WAM

The Supreme Council for Motherhood & Childhood is preparing a national strategy titled ‘UAE mother, child and youth friendly’ in cooperation with its strategic partners.
HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood & Childhood and Supreme President of the Family Development Foundation, instructed the Council to prepare this strategy through a resolution, issued in accordance with the cabinet’s endorsement of the Emirati Children’s Day.
The preparation of the strategy indicates the leadership’s continuous efforts encouraging the contributions of mothers, children, youth and children of determination in building the society and empowering them in all cultural, knowledge and health sectors in addition to different aspects of care and protection, environment, infrastructure and services. The preparation of the strategy also falls under the work plan of the cooperation program signed by the Supreme Council for Motherhood & Childhood with UNICEF for Early Childho-od Development program, titled “First thousand days”.