Sharjah 24 – WAM: Under the patronage of Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, opened on Friday the third Abu Dhabi Family Forum.
The event, organised by Family Development Foundation and the Supreme Committee for the Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Programme for Excellence and Societal Intelligence under chairmanship of Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Executive Council, takes place at Al Hudayriyat Island and provides a platform to strengthen the foundations of family and enhance quality of life in the emirate.
The Forum which is being held under the slogan 'quality of family life in the fifties', invites all family members and society to participate in all its various cultural, scientific, artistic and entertainment events.
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, accompanied by a number of local and federal officials, toured the forum and its facilities, and lauded its accompanying events including its entertainment, cultural and scientific activities.
He was also briefed on the achievements of the departments and their impact on all segments of the society.
Sheikh Nahyan said, "I am pleased to be with you today at this Third Family Development Conference. It is a delight to have the honour of joining all of you in welcoming the Honourable Judge Frank Caprio to Abu Dhabi and to the United Arab Emirates.
He also indicated, “ For millennia, our country has been a global crossroads, traversed by distinguished scholars, jurists, and leaders who debated important issues of their time. Today we add to this list Judge Caprio who has become a renowned global advocate for issues related to empathy, compassion, understanding, and preservation of human dignity. I believe, Your Honour, that you will be speaking today to an audience unusually receptive to your message. The United Arab Emirates is a progressive nation that has, from its beginning in 1971, recognised the critical need to ensure that rights are respected, and opportunities are available, for everyone who lives and works in the country. Thank you for sharing your life-changing message and experience with us.”
He also added, "The UAE is a very diverse nation where people from some 200 countries live and work together in peace and harmony. Because that condition is vitally important to our country, the government established a Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence, the only one in the world.
The United Arab Emirates provides the perfect model for that kind of tolerance:
He added that at the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence, we work to reinforce that kind of tolerance in the consciousness of the nation. We work to inspire tolerant actions in young people, in families, in schools and universities, in government, and in businesses.
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