Day: April 6, 2022

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Mansoor bin Mohammed meets players taking part in Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament

DUBAI, His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, visited the Nad Al Sheba Sports complex where the ninth edition of the Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament is being held.

During his visit, the Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, met with players participating in one of the major sporting events organised during the Holy Month of Ramadan.

Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed was accompanied by Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, President of UAE Padel Association and His Excellency Saeed Hareb, Secretary-General of the Dubai Sports Council and Chairman of the Organising Committee of the NAS Sports Tournament.

The fifth day of the tournament featured exciting padel and volleyball championship matches.

“The NAS Sports Tournament started in 2013 as part of the vision and under the guidance of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai.

“The launch of the NAS Sports Tournament was aligned with the lofty goals set by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed for the sports sector and social development. His Highness extended unlimited support to achieve these goals, making this tournament a highly anticipated annual event.

“Sheikh Hamdan’s exceptional support enabled this tournament to achieve great results and contribute to the development of the sporting sector, while also promoting a positive sporting culture among families and various social segments.

“In addition to the large participation of both men and women players, the diverse nationalities of players and sporting disciplines and the high technical excellence displayed by the participants bear testament to the success of NAS Sports Tournament in achieving its goals at all levels,” said Sheikh Mansoor.

“We are pleased that this edition features competitions in eight different sporting disciplines, the participation of talented athletes and a large public turnout,” he added.

“The Dubai Sports Council will continue working to develop the NAS Sports Tournament and enhance its success. We will add more sporting disciplines to the Tournament’s future editions, His Highness further said.

During the visit, H.H. Sheikh Mansoor attended a padel and volleyball match and met with players and officials of various GCC teams participating in the event. He also welcomed them to the UAE. His Highness had high words of praise for their performance in the Tournament.

Source: Emirates News Agency

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CSR UAE Fund drives humanitarian goals at International Humanitarian Summit

DUBAI, The International Humanitarian Summit 2022 has kicked off at Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo 2020 Dubai, where CSR UAE Fund joined global representatives in the sustainability field to discuss the essential need to move beyond silos to working in partnerships to create a better tomorrow.

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence and Commissioner-General of Expo 2020 Dubai, inaugurated the event.

As one of the final gatherings of the six-month long event, it was a fitting subject for the globally focused Expo, under the title “Building a Strong Humanitarian Society for a Better World”.

The event saw the Chief of Sustainability and Competitiveness at CSR UAE, Dana Kamali, join other world-leading experts in the field in a panel discussion on the primary role of the government and private sectors in creating better humanitarian society through partnerships moderated by Professor Dima Rachid Jamali, Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Sharjah.

Dana Kamali said, “This Summit marks a milestone in working towards global cooperation and unity in creating a sustainable future. It represents a chance for private and public sector organisations to magnify their sustainable impact.”

She added, “CSR UAE plays a crucial role in this field as the federal arm governing CSR and sustainable impact for the UAE by launching National Priority Projects, verifying sustainability and CSR projects, and certifying and rewarding entities that excel in ESGs and SDGs. Our goal is to develop a purpose-driven eco-system in the UAE by bringing together stakeholders from across government, business and the community to help drive sustainable growth. Increasingly, we are seeing that businesses can be a force for change, and together, their efforts can drive and magnify positive change in the world.”

“The UAE has a strong, clear mission in its sustainability goals defined through the country’s national priorities and aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals guiding entities to come together under unified goals.”

“The Summit was a useful opportunity to hear from fellow panellists from Microsoft, the Syria Recovery Trust Fund, AB InBev Foundation and Mediclinic Middle East. From a sustainability and CSR perspective, it was interesting to hear how leading organisations such as these choose when and how to invest to ensure their efforts achieve maximum impact,” she concluded.

During the event, delegates heard from a stellar group of global influencers, including Zondwa Mandela, Chairman, Mandela Legacy Foundation, Mageed Yahia, Director, WFP GCC Office, and Valerie Nkamgang Bemo, Deputy Director, Global Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The event aligns with CSR UAE’s vision of establishing the UAE as a global driver of sustainable impact – where successful organisations associate their own growth and success with the value they create for people and the planet.

Source: Emirates News Agency

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MoHAP to develop new plan to combat obesity in children and adolescents

DUBAI, The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has organised a workshop to develop a new plan for the next edition of the National Programme to Combat Obesity in Children and Adolescents, which will be the first in the next 50 years.

The plan aims to promote healthy lifestyles and enhance the well-being of children and adolescents.

Led by Dr. Hussain Abdul Rahman Al Rand, Assistant Under-Secretary for the Public Health Sector, the workshop was attended by Nouf Khamis Al Ali, Director of the Health Promotion Department, as well as representatives from relevant departments.

“Improving the health of children and adolescents is a national health priority as part of the UAE’s responsive and sustainable health care system, which strives to prevent diseases resulting from obesity. This comes in line with the UAE’s sustainable development plans and is based on the framework for combating obesity in children. We are forging ahead towards realising this target in line with the World Health Organisation (WHO) action plan to prevent non-communicable diseases,” said Al Rand.

He stated that the updated version of the National Programme to Combat Obesity in Children and Adolescents is being carefully prepared, based on the results of the previous version that achieved its goals.

According to the latest statistics resulting from the periodic examination of school students, obesity rates among children and adolescents reached 17.3 percent, he added.

He stressed that promoting children’s health falls under the goals of the National Strategy for Wellbeing, adding that children’s health has become a pivotal indicator in the planning of future health strategies. “The UAE is seeking to excel and lead in all sectors and fields and this will only be achieved by healthy and capable generations,” Al Rand said.

During the workshop, Nouf Al Ali delivered a presentation, highlighting the WHO framework on obesity, and the objectives of the workshop as well as the expected results, which will help update the national programme by introducing effective solutions to confront obesity and adopting new methods to prevent or avoid it.

Al Ali noted that a multi-sector and multidisciplinary programme is being developed focusing on using different strategies and interventions to tackle obesity in the early stages of a child’s life and ensuring the presence of interventions at different stages of child health.

The programme also features awareness-raising and educational activities and programmes that target children, adolescents and their families. It will also focus on healthy food and physical activity to promote healthy behaviours in society, in cooperation with several government and private entities, Al Ali said.

Source: Emirates News Agency

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World Health Day, an occasion to highlight groundbreaking achievements of UAE health sector: Mohammad Al Olama

DUBAI, Dr. Mohammad Salim Al Olama, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Prevention, has said that the UAE’s celebration of World Health Day is part of its commitment to enhancing joint efforts toward building healthier societies and implementing a holistic and effective healthcare system to advance the health of people.

This stems from the firm belief of the UAE’s wise leadership in the value of human beings, as the most precious wealth and the backbone of development, he added.

Al Olama mentioned that the UAE leadership has paid utmost attention to the health and safety of the people, by lending unyielding support to the healthcare sector.

By virtue of this, our health system has demonstrated proven leadership, excellence, and efficiency in delivering outstanding services and making groundbreaking achievements.

“This year’s theme of World Health Day is ‘Our Planet, Our Health’, with the aim to boost global cooperation to conserve the environment for people’s health,” noted Al Olama. “The UAE has always emphasised the importance of this goal by launching local and international initiatives to help protect the earth and keep it healthy for generations to come.”

In addition to its role in raising community awareness of maintaining a healthy environment, Al Olama underlined that the ministry plays an effective part in supporting the UAE government’s efforts to provide a healthy environment, through its strenuous endeavors to achieve comprehensive sustainability in its digital services, in a way that would allow the ongoing renewal of resources.

Source: Emirates News Agency

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UAE health sector, an example to follow in readiness, resilience, and response to ongoing challenges: Abdul Rahman Al Owais

ABU DHABI, Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, has stated that the UAE has become a global model to be emulated in terms of readiness, resilience, and response to ongoing changes, in addition to being the fastest in decision-making and leading future pathways.

In his statement marking World Health Day, Al Owais underlined that the credit for this success and development is attributed to the guidance and forward-looking vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan besides the unwavering support of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

He pointed out that the wise leadership has attached the highest importance to the healthcare sector by developing an ambitious roadmap seeking to create innovative solutions to challenges and strengthen the health system’s capacities, making the country lead several competitive and quality indicators in healthcare services.

He affirmed that the World Health Organisation’s adoption of the UAE government accelerators model is yet another testament to the efficiency and excellence in the management and governance of the health sector.

The health minister thanked the health personnel in the first line of defense and all workers in the health sector for their tremendous efforts to protect the health of community members, emphasising that the UAE is moving steadily to achieve global leadership.

Source: Emirates News Agency

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U.S. charges fraud over bogus $13.8 billion Textron takeover bid

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. authorities on Tuesday announced criminal and civil charges against the former head of a now-defunct British company for making a fraudulent bid to buy U.S. aerospace and defense company Textron Inc for about $13.8 billion. The Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Melville ten Cate and his London-based Xcalibur Aerospace Ltd were never in a position to complete a tender offer for Textron, including because they lacked financing. Prosecutors said ten Cate, 53, a dual U.S.-Dutch citizen now living in Dubai, is at… Continue reading “U.S. charges fraud over bogus $13.8 billion Textron takeover bid”