On December 17 / 1999, in its resolution 54/120, the General Assembly of united nations declared August 12 International Youth Day, which gives an opportunity to celebrate young people’s views and initiatives . On this occasion, the United Arab Emirates celebrated the International Youth Day, which is held this year under the slogan «youth leading Sustainability». Where the General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare organized a celebration at its headquarters to mark the occasion under the patronage of His highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and the development of knowledge, Chairman of the General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare. And participated in the celebration , her highness Shama Bint Suhail Al Mazroui, ministr of State for Youth Affairs, and Khaled Issa Al-Madfaai , Assistant Secretary-General of the Commission, and Ahmed Hindawi , the envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nation , and Frode Morinj, a resident of the United Nations of Development Programme , Acting Representative, with a presence of elite of prominent personalities in the youth field .
And for the importance of the leading role of youth in achieving goals of sustainable development , His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, confirmed that the change equation in the state based on development built on a system of values led by youth and forward-looking to bring happiness to everyone. On this occasion «World Youth Day»; His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, disseminated on the twelfth of the current August on his account in «Twitter», a recording passage of a group of home young people saying : «at the World Youth Day .. this is a message of the UAE youth for the youth of the world ». And it included video messages presented by the young people to the world of a variety of languages, and on the forefront of it the word of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, in which he said: «We are leading the State forward … .. This is our time to start from now.»
On his part, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, considered the home youth his beating heart, which flows energy and vitality ,and they are our greatest asset for boosting the nation and its progress . and his highness addressed the youth in his writing through his account on the day of occasion : “You are pulsating heart of the home, which flows energy and vitality, the real wealth of the elevation of the nation and its progress. ” His highness added: « we salute the youth of our country and squeeze on their hands noting that they understand the size of the responsibility entrusted to them, they are our permanent bet.» His highness added: « with the activity of home youth and with the spirit , full of ambition and optimism and belonging with God’s help we will take the UAE to new prospects of leadership and excellence».
As His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, today greeted the Emirati youth saying they proved that they are frontrunners in various fields, and take keen interest in creativity and preserving the UAE ,S values and genuine identity . Greeting the Emirati youth serving in the valiant armed forces , he said,” through your efforts , determination is promoted and progress continues and becomes brilliant .He described the youth as the light of the present and hope of the future, and said that nations make progress for them.
H.H Sheikh made the remarks in tweets of his official account on the microblogging site on the occasion of the international Youth Day, which he hoped would be an occasion for unleashing the potential of the youth .calling for giving the Arab youth “opportunities that match their capabilities and hopes ” Sheikh Hazza noted that the youth themselves are responsible for countering challenges . “we hope that the international Youth Day will be an occasion for unleashing their potential. Arab youth very much need opportunities that match their capabilities and hopes. The youth have the huge responsibility of countering challenges and open new avenues. On the occasion of the international Youth Day, we send greetings from our hearts to our youth serving in the armed forces. Through your efforts, determination is promoted and progress continues and becomes brilliant .
The importance of young people with HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai is that the young people in any society are the energy and the main driver of innovation and sustainable development, that young people are the future and are arms that protect and build the homeland, and they are the hope and the foundation to build a humane society where everyone lives in it in safe and happy . His highness, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has adeep faith in the potential of youth and their abilities and their active role in the process of development and prosperity as he was keen to empower young people and to provide them with all the opportunities of excellence and worked permanently on the development of education and work environments to interact with all the young people in the world and invent solutions to the various challenges . and due to hid deep faith also to the role of young people as a foundation for development and one of the key pillars to the success of the state and its superiority in the global competitive race, he gave special importance for all national programs aimed at motivating them towards creativity, innovation and initiative, and provide every care and attention to their sector by supporting and activating all programs and youth activities in various fields .
On the occasion of the “World Youth Day” National Program for the values of young Emiratis sent a message through the young people about their values, and the importance of the embodiment of these values in the interaction with the youth of the world. The letter in which the Emirati young people are talking with various global languages, UAE youth pledged to convey peace and tolerance and respect values for others ‘ , regardless of race, gender, and nationality . that put through the letter the viewpoint of young Emiratis to the world, who see that the UAE society ‘s values are the most important message of them to the world, It is to build the society and contribute to its development. And Shamma Al Mazroui, Minister of State for Youth Affairs appears in the video who addresses the world in several languages, as young men and women are sending their message to the world in various languages, to pledge to produce the best image and an example to the world.
Shamma Al Mazroui said , we UAE youth respect everyone regardless of race, gender, nationality, and respect for others is part of our beautiful values . Faisal Al – Attar said : our Emirati values are our message to the youth of the world, they are carrying the true picture of Emirati young people, and by it , we are interacting with the world toward a better future in the world Youth day to pledge to the world ‘s youth to embody our values and disseminate and promote it to be materialized in all our actions . The Dubai Belhoul said, in a world with fast changes and filled with challenges , we are UAE youth are committed to the spread of tolerance and peace . Musab al- Mohammad sees that the morality is the meaning of respect, it is our duty to respect our parents and grandparents, because they are the ones who instilled in us values and Shamsa Al – Rabiah says through the message of the UAE youth , we , young people are responsible for our actions, and we want our actions to positively affect the peoples of the world. Fatima Mohammed said : UAE is a great nation built on the Union, we are UAE Youth will be united hand in hand, adhere to the noble values and passion that can not be beaten. Mohamed Al Shehhi Aadhirona said : forgive us if we made a mistake because the culture of the apology is a value , we are learning through which to improve and move forward, and Hamda Al – Awadhi says: happiness is in the happiness of others and we will make sure to give pleasure to young people around us to make ourselves happy.
the virtue of this video was attributed to the conscious UAE leadership that enabled the young Emiratis to make these achievements that have become today a model for young people globally, as they embody the give in various fields, and were able to occupy the highest ranks in worldwide in many areas, as they are learning to innovate and work to produce, they are soldiers to sacrifice by everything for peace, and they are Engineers for the future energy, and engineers in space On their way to the discovery of Mars. Young people from the standpoint of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai are the energy and vitality and movement necessary for the advancement of society and its development, young people who enjoy science and power are the young people who have a positive and effective role in the society in which they live, as opposed to young uneducated people and non Builders as they are an obstacle standing in the way of development and progress in any society.
In short : that the UAE leadership ‘s keenness on the celebration of World Youth Day to stand everyone in it and remember what has been achieved in the process of young people to get all their rights and privileges in various fields of education, health, economics, politics, and decision – making, and public life. The post of Minister of State for Youth Affairs of the United Arab Emirates is not just the nominal position or festival , but it is a position of high degree of importance noting that the ministry is undertaking to convert the ideas related to the present and future of the youth to bright tangible reality . In the United Arab Emirates Today, 750 educational institutions in the country opens its doors to young people, 34 incubator of business invests daily a creative ideas , 15 program to prepare young leaders in the state, 40 award and competition works to spread the spirit of competition, 50 grants and mission provided by the State in international universities. On the occasion of World Youth Day , saying of Ban Ki – moon , Secretary – General of the United Nations when he said: “When we invest in youth , they can contribute to new markets and decent jobs, and fair trade and sustainable housing, and sustainable transport, tourism , and more opportunities that benefit the planet and people. Youth , with their creativity and idealism are the key to delivering the goals of the new sustainability agenda. “this is true on the UAE ‘s leadership relationship with Emirati youth , who is the back bone of the state of the UAE.
Rawabet Research and Strategic Studies Center