UAE to train Emirati youth in global social missions

A programme has been launched to prepare Emirati youth to take part in UAE-led social missions around the world, including humanitarian, developmental and cultural.

Launched from Japan, the programme designed by the Federal Youth Authority, seeks to embed a culture of volunteerism among the Emirati youth.

The five-year programme will train Emiratis aged 21 to 35, who are "passionate about humanitarian work and committed to promoting values of solidarity and community responsibility".

It seeks to raise awareness, provide specialised skills through high-quality training, support communities in need, and involve youth in international relief missions, national news agency WAM highlighted.  

Khaled Al Nuaimi, Director of the Federal Youth Authority, said the initiative is a new milestone in strengthening the UAE’s pivotal role in volunteering missions. 

He emphasised the UAE’s longstanding commitment to humanitarian causes, inspired by the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who instilled in UAE citizens the values of generosity and solidarity in times of crisis.

The UAE has become one of the world’s most influential countries in providing aid through medical, food and development projects globally.