Day: March 20, 2024

DUBAI: Al Waseef Group has announced AED2 million to support the Mothers’ Endowment campaign, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to honour mothers by establishing an AED1 billion endowment fund for supporting the education of millions around the world.

Organised under the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives’ umbrella, the Mothers’ Endowment campaign allows contributors to honour their mothers by making donations in their name to help support underprivileged communities sustainably through education.

Ubaid Memoni, Vice Chairman of Al Waseef Group, said, ‘The Mothers’ Endowment campaign is a message of benevolence from the UAE to underprivileged communities around the world, and a call to maximise global efforts targeting the empowerment of tens of millions of children and youth through education that helps improve their life conditions.’

‘Education plays a very vital role in today’s world and we believe this initia
tive launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum will definitely play a very big role in educating millions of students who are in need,’ he added.

‘It is an honour to take part in the campaign as part of our commitment to support charity campaigns in the UAE that aim to preserve human dignity and improve lives around the world,’ he concluded.

The Mothers’ Endowment campaign is the latest addition to a series of previous Ramadan charity drives launched under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, which saw massive response and exceeded their targets.

The campaign aims to promote the values of honouring parents, kindness, compassion and solidarity, and highlight the role of mothers in nurturing families and supporting their children’s education. It also solidifies the UAE’s humanitarian role by establishing a sustainable endowment that provides education and empowerment to underprivileged populations.

The Mothers’ Endowment campaign continues to welcome don
ations and contributions to the endowment fund from institutions and individuals across six main channels including the campaign’s website (mothersfund.ae), as well as a dedicated call centre via the toll-free number (800 9999). Donations are also possible via bank transfers in the UAE dirham to the campaign bank account number with Emirates Islamic Bank (AE790340003708472909201). Donations via SMS are possible by sending the word ‘Mother’ to the following numbers (1034, 1035, 1036, 1038) for Etisalat by e and users. Other possible platforms for donating to the campaign are the DubaiNow app by clicking the ‘Donations’ tab, and Dubai’s community contributions platform Jood.

Source: Emirates News Agency

ABU DHABI: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (GAIAE) will organise an academic conference, titled ‘The Holy Quran, Cosmological Horizons, and the UAE’s Efforts in Serving It”, from 24th to 25th March 2024.

The conference will be inaugurated by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, and will witness the attendance of an elite of scholars and specialists, and guests of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Dr. Omar Habtoor Al Derei, Chairman of GAIAE, highlighted the conference’s goal of affirming the Holy Quran’s influence on the human values and cultural direction, noting the UAE’s pioneering contributions in serving and promoting the Quran sciences.

The conference is dedicated to drafting intellectual frameworks for interpreting the cosmic verses of Allah Almighty through schola
rly and cultural lenses, and it will evaluate the UAE’s dedication to promoting Quranic studies, its teachings, and the emphasis on its cultural significance, he added.

The event’s will culminate with strategic recommendations and insights for shaping future engagement with emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), to ensure that they align with and enhance the teachings of the Holy Quran, he further added.

More than 30 local and international experts from diverse backgrounds, including science and religion, will participate in the two-day conference. They are well-versed in the Holy Quran, its exegesis, and its role in shaping social and religious dialogue.

Al Derei explained that the conference would be enriched by scholarly contributions that delve into the Holy Quran’s humanistic elements and methodological tools for civilisational development. Discussions will focus on its core principles and overarching goals related to human unity and cultural progress.

The sessions will also exp
lore contemporary ethical frameworks guided by the Holy Quran, as well as approaches to counteract extremist misuse of the text and the ethical dimensions of Quranic interpretation.

Furthermore, the conference will spotlight on the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in promoting the Holy Quran, examine the role of cutting-edge technologies in advancing the Quran’s teachings for future generations, and highlight related community and media efforts in the UAE.

Source: Emirates News Agency

GENEVA: The Union Association for Human Rights (UAHR) stressed the importance of achieving digital and climate justice at the Future Summit, which is scheduled to be organised by the United Nations at the end of this year. The UAHR also emphasised the need for the summit to commit to the decisions and outcomes of the Climate Summit COP 28 and to build on them for international action to promote environmental rights around the world.

In two oral statements during the General Debate of Agenda Item 3 at the High-Level Segment of the 55th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council on Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, held at the United Nations Office at Geneva, the UAHR called for strengthening international action to ensure the enjoyment of rights and freedoms, giving greater importance to environmental and climate issues, and working to strengthen international efforts to protect the climate.

In the first
statement, Dr. Fatima Khalifa Al Kaabi, President of the UAHR, told the Human Rights Council that “the international community is deeply concerned about the future of human rights” and that human societies face many challenges that deepen the deprivation of enjoyment of basic rights and freedoms. She pointed out that despite the efforts made by the international community to strengthen the legislative and institutional framework for human rights, the suffering of civilians is increasing, and serious violations are constantly increasing.

Al Kaabi stressed the importance of investing the outcomes of the Future Summit in developing the work of human rights bodies and mechanisms, and the serious and urgent commitment to addressing the human rights situation in the world, especially in the most important areas for the future, such as climate justice and digital justice.

Al Kaabi called for the achievement of digital and climate justice at the Future Summit, and for the inclusion of environmental and climate issu
es on the summit’s agenda.

For her part, Mariam Al Ahmadi, Vice President of the UAHR, expressed in the second statement before the Human Rights Council her deep concern about the challenges and risks that the world is witnessing, which are causing the deepening of human suffering and deprivation of climate justice, despite international efforts to protect the environment and the safety of the planet.

She urged the international community to continue international cooperation to protect the climate, based on the outcomes and recommendations of the Climate Summit COP 28 and to adopt a humanitarian approach that contributes to addressing climate challenges or mitigating their severity and negative effects.

Source: Emirates News Agency