Law to set up Global Initiatives Foundation in Dubai

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Law to set up Global Initiatives Foundation in Dubai

Dubai - Law No. 33 for 2015 specifies the foundation's objectives, including providing support to the UAE's overall strategy for humanitarian, developmental and social work.

By Wam

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Published: Wed 30 Dec 2015, 10:45 PM

In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has issued a law on the establishment of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation (MBRGIF), which defines the goals and functions of the foundation and the entities concerned for purposes of the law.
Law No. 33 for 2015 specifies the foundation's objectives, including providing support to the UAE's overall strategy for humanitarian, developmental and social work, coordinating efforts of the key stakeholders, to focus its programmes in the UAE and Arab region on human development in an integrated manner. These include providing basic human needs, from health, fighting illiteracy and poverty to the dissemination of culture and the development of education.
Shaikh Mohammed also issued Decree No. 42 for 2015, appointing Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi as Secretary-General of the MBRGIF, and Decree No. 43 for 2015, appointing Saeed Mohammed Al Danahani as its Assistant Secretary-General. - Wam


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