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“General” postponement of the Emirates Retirees Association

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"General" postponement of the Emirates Retirees Association

Sharjah: Prince Al-Sunni

The Emirates Retirees Association has postponed its regular general meeting due to lack of quorum, the recent weather conditions and the consequent disruption of movement in some parts of the country.

A meeting of the association was held last Thursday evening at the police academy in the presence of the president of the association Obaid Hadid, vice president Salem Ali, secretary of the association Aisha Al-Maudin and Ahmad Al-Shaibani. Department of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Social Development and representative of the Ministry Hessa Al-Raisi and Treasurer Aisha Al-Kamali and many members of the association.

Obaid said: The situation faced by the country in the last two days was one of the most important reasons for the lack of quorum in the adjourned general assembly meeting to elect a new board of directors, discuss and approve the report of the board of directors in the previous period, approve the budget and final account and listen to the suggestions and opinions of the members, noted that the wise Thanks to leadership and its great role in helping and rescuing the affected people through its guidelines.

He stressed that the board of directors of the association seeks to include all retirees in the state, from all parties, as its members to achieve its many goals of serving this section of the society, especially that many of them may continue to provide; The association has more than 4,000 retirees, of whom 320 have completed their registration, including military and civilian retirees, and can benefit from this diverse experience to improve efficiency within government and private organizations and institutions. Country finding process.

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Chairman of the Association’s Board of Directors, His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council of Sharjah and Ruler of Sharjah, appreciated the great role he continues to play through the social service sector. The Board of Directors has in the past sought to form partnerships with a number of organizations that contribute to supporting and assisting retirees, easing their burdens of life and benefiting from their experiences, through agreements with a number of organizations, including the support provided by the Sharjah Foundation. Association.

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Shamma bint Sultan calls on the media to raise awareness of climate issues

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Dubai: “The Gulf”

Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, President and CEO of the UAE Independent Accelerators Authority on Climate Change, called on the media to play a key role in supporting efforts to raise awareness of climate change and address its challenges. He invited everyone concerned with the important topic, climate change-related issues. The context aims to demystify the terminology and science closely linked to climate change.

During a conversation with Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan on the theme “Media and Climate Change” as part of the activities of the closing day of the 21st Arab Media Forum, she shed light on the efforts of the UAE Freedom Accelerators Authority. For Climate Change, she managed to interview media personality Laura Habib to address the challenges of climate change.

As the issue of climate change is still one of the fundamental topics, he emphasized the keenness of prudent leadership to put the issue of climate change at the top of its priorities, in line with a vision aimed at accelerating the speed and pace of climate action. Interest in the Emirates Climate Action Pioneering efforts by all sectors in the environment sector reflect the government’s commitment to mitigating the effects of climate change.

Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan said that the UAE Independent Accelerators Authority for Climate Change launched “The Climate Tribe” digital platform last week as part of its pioneering efforts to address the challenges of climate change and achieve the goal of zero carbon neutrality. Incentivizing climate action focuses on storytelling, inclusive social interaction and large-scale collaboration.

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With the aim of removing ambiguity about the terms and science closely related to climate change, he introduced a dictionary in Arabic and English to help community members understand the meanings of various environmental terms.

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Emirates News Agency – Friends of Cancer Society expands its local partnerships to raise awareness of breast cancer and the fight against it

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Emirates News Agency – Friends of Cancer Society expands its local partnerships to raise awareness of breast cancer and the fight against it

Sharjah, September 27 / WAM / The “Friends of Cancer Patients Association” has signed a memorandum of understanding with the “Conduct Horse Racing and Polo Club” in Abu Dhabi to consolidate the existing strategic partnership between the two parties in the field of breast cancer awareness. , prevention, control of its spread and the success of its treatment, within the framework of the commitment of both parties, their belief in the need to shed light on this health problem and unite their joint efforts to achieve this goal.

The memorandum seeks to achieve a set of goals through joint work and coordination between the two parties in social initiatives, supporting charitable work and spreading awareness about the importance of prevention methods and early detection.

The memorandum, signed by Aisha Al Mulla, Director of Friends of Cancer Patients Association and Khaled Al Marzooqi, Managing Director of Conduit Horse Racing and Polo Club, culminated the collaboration between the two sides after the club booked a medical clinic. As part of the program organized by “Pink Caravan” to celebrate World Awareness Month, “Pink October” breast cancer for seven days, “Pink Caravan” promised to provide several services for early breast cancer screening during the club’s scheduled period. Tours.

Aisha Al-Mulla, Director of Friends of Cancer Patients Association said: This MoU forms part of our strategy to complement our initiatives and programs aimed at expanding the number of beneficiaries and reaching out to a larger number of social segments. Improving their awareness of the risks of cancer, as this represents a new step in expanding our work system and our goals towards mobilizing… national efforts to fight breast cancer and reduce its consequences in terms of health, social and economic conditions.

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For his part, Khaled Al Marzooqi, Managing Director of Ghantoot Horse Racing and Polo Club, said: This memorial embodies our shared vision to fight and prevent breast cancer and contribute to reducing the number of infections through our annual campaigns (including Pink Polo). ), according to the memorandum, will include providing (pink caravan) for examinations. Free early detection of breast cancer during the event and other awareness tours and events organized by us.

The association will participate in the club’s “Pink Polo” event in October, provide early detection tests for breast cancer and spread social awareness by organizing workshops and awareness activities for the public on how to self-administer, the memorandum said. – Experimentation.

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Emirates News Agency – Pension Board of Directors to hold sixth meeting for 2023

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ABU DHABI, September 27 / WAM / Mubarak Rashid Al Mansouri, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Pensions and Social Security Authority, presided over the Sixth Council Meeting for the year 2023, which was held yesterday, Tuesday.

The meeting began by welcoming the Honorable Council members and thanked the Minister of State for Financial Affairs, Honorable Mohammed bin Hadi Al Husseini, for his continued efforts during his tenure as Chairman of the Council.

The Council approved the minutes of its previous meeting, approved the follow-up agenda of the administration to the decisions and recommendations of its previous meetings and also approved the decisions and recommendations made by its sub-committees. Apex Committee on Human Resources and Rewards, Investment Committee and Internal Audit and Risk Committee.

The Council discussed and approved the Commission’s financial statements for the first and second quarters of 2023. It reviewed the investment performance report up to 2023 and the executive summary of the authority’s corporate performance in the first half of 2023. topics on its agenda and take appropriate decisions regarding them.

The Authority’s figures for the month of August 2023 indicate an increase in the number of subscribers (111,735) compared to (89,329) for the same month last year. (11,865) companies also increased compared to (7,612) in August 2022.

As per August 2023 figures, the number of retirees has increased to (19,685) and the number of eligible persons has reached (8,458) as compared to the number of pensioners in August 2022 (18,752). , compared to approximately (8,499) eligible individuals for the same month of the year.

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In terms of insurance expenses, their value in August this year was (415,268,101) dirhams, which was approximately (455,467,005) dirhams in the same month last year.

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