| Country: |
United Arab Emirates |
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Agency: |
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
| Address: |
UNDP
PO Box: 3490
Abu – Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Tel: 9712 6413600
Fax: 9712 6413535
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| E-mail: |
registry.ae@undp.org |
| Activity Title: |
The 4th Annual UAE Global Youth Reunion
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| Date: |
25-31 January 2003 |
| Partners: |
The Naturalization & Residency Administration of Dubai and supported by UNDP. |
| Brief: |
The Global Youth Reunion one-week programme covering various educational and cultural activities, through which, young participants from other countries were introduced to the UAE’s heritage, culture, civilization, and exchange of new experiences and ideas. The main objective of the Reunion is to bridge the gap among the nations of the world through their youth.
The Reunion was initiated after UAE’s participation in the tenth journey of the Ship of the World Youth Journey Programme (SWY), sponsored by the Japanese Government in 1998. The wealth of information and education that was gained from this experience was invaluable, but the participants took note of the misconceptions others had about Arabs and Muslims in general and about UAE. Thus the Reunion was born on a completely non-profit, voluntary basis.
Youth reunions and gatherings, such as this one, help shrink the gaps among nations and bring the world closer together, while promoting peace and understanding around the world.
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| Activity Title 2: |
Employment and Training week
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| Date: |
23-25 February 2003 |
| Partners: |
The University of UAE and the Higher Colleges of technologies in Al-Ain, UAE, in collaboration with UNDP. |
| Brief: |
The event aimed at providing possible working opportunities to fresh graduates in UAE. Some 60 companies and organizations participated in this event, involving around ten thousands visitors, and aiming at being acquainted with the job market. |
| Activity Title 3: |
1st Family Environmental Festival
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| Objectives/Goals: |
1. Involving environmental issues among family members.
2. Enforcing education related environment issues through re-practicing the relevant school instructions at home.
3. Promoting the participation of the parents in the festival activities.
4. Extending the environment message to each house.
5. Approaching all kinds of cultures in the UAE society.
6. Highlighting, at the international level, the country’s role in environment and family through the involvement of community clubs, embassies and private schools
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| Brief: |
The Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA), in cooperation with other government offices, NGOs and UNDP have organized a four-day festival targeting family members including youth. |
| Activity Title 4: |
UNESCO Club |
| Brief: |
UNDP is assisting in setting up of UNESCO Club in the United Arab University, Al-Ain. The Club will target students and young researchers mainly. UNDP is supporting the project by providing an expert to make assessment on the existing facilities and requirements to set up the new UNESCO Club. |
