UAE Minister of Presidential Affairs confirms that his country is moving forward with their development model to make it a global footprint
Sheik Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, said that the United Arab Emirates is moving steadily under their leadership to consolidate the Emirates development model, so that it can be a global imprint that keeps pace with all international developments, and to work to establish the UAE’s position in the forefront of the world in various development sectors. Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan presided over the Ministerial Development Council meeting held at Al Watan Palace in Abu Dhabi.
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The meeting discussed developing the UAE’s Building Manual, in line with the latest developments in global construction, supporting the state’s goals and vision in implementing sustainability in the construction sector and infrastructure, and improving the quality of infrastructure, which would enhance the country’s competitiveness and improve its ranking globally. The manual regulates the implementation of projects on buildings and roads and reduce negative impacts on the environment.
Import and re-export consignments
Strengthening the areas of import and re-export of agricultural and animal consignments and their products was also a topic discussed during the meeting, through partnership with the private sector and benefiting from their capacities in the areas of food security, thus enhancing the flow of goods, the leadership of agricultural and animal trade, and the State’s ability to meet the needs of the population.
In organizational matters, the Board reviewed a number of proposals and decisions, including the proposal to determine the value of indebtedness, which would oblige the debtor to apply for the opening of insolvency and liquidation of its funds, and to adjust the amount set for the debtor’s creditor or group of creditors, which would contribute to enhancing the State’s financial and economic competitiveness and raising public financial security levels.
United Arab Emirates Women Progress Monitoring System
The Council also discussed the introduction of a system to monitor the progress of women in the United Arab Emirates, which aims to improve the measurement of the progress of indicators of women’s support, enhance the competitiveness of the UAE National Women’s Strategy, and measure the rates of local, regional and international competitiveness. The system provides the best form of effective partnership at the national level.
The meeting’s agenda also included discussion of the recommendations of the Federal National Council on the Ministry of Education’s school supervision policy and the Ministry of Culture and Youth’s policy. The Council was briefed on the results of coordination between federal agencies and local authorities.
In the governmental reports, the Council reviewed, on the agenda of their meeting, a number of governmental reports in the framework of the development of government action, which included the report on the participation of the State in the meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States in the Arab Republic of Egypt and the review of the report on the results of the follow-up of the strategic food stocks in the State for the third quarter of 2020.
