UAE to train Emirati youth in global social missions

The Federal Youth Authority has launched a programme to prepare Emirati youth to take part in UAE-led social missions around the world, including humanitarian, developmental and cultural missions.

Launched from Japan, the programme seeks to embed a culture of volunteerism and community responsibility, provide specialised skills through high-quality training, and support global crisis response and contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Over the next five years, the programme aims to train young 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, support communities in need, and involve youth in international relief missions, according to national news agency WAM. 

Khaled Al Nuaimi, Director of the Federal Youth Authority, said the initiative is a new milestone in strengthening the UAE’s pivotal role in volunteer and humanitarian work and promotes the UAE’s positive soft power globally through dynamic youth participation.

Al Nuaimi 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.