2024-04-24 12:50:27
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, chaired a Cabinet meeting at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, during which His Highness discussed the results and of the effects of the weather conditions that the country experienced during the previous days.
His Highness said today, through his official account in “X”: “Today, I chaired a Cabinet meeting at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, during which we discussed the results and effects of the weather conditions that the country has experienced over the previous days. The situation was unprecedentedly serious, but we are a country that learns from every experience.” And it is growing, as the central operations rooms have processed more than 200,000 reports and more than 17,000 members of the security, emergency and internal services, 15,000 people from local authorities and thousands of volunteers have participated managing the consequences of exceptional weather conditions.
His Highness added: “With the monitoring and support of my brother, the President of the State, may God protect him, life returned to normal quickly, thank God ordered to limit the damage, support the families and start immediately. studying the state of infrastructure and stressed that the safety of citizens and residents is a top priority.
His Highness continued: “In the Council of Ministers today, we approved an amount of 2 billion dirhams to remedy the damage caused to homes and the homes of citizens. A ministerial commission was tasked with monitoring this matter, inventorying the damage caused to homes and carrying out an inventory of the damage caused to homes. pay compensation in cooperation with the rest of the federal and local authorities. We also formed today in the Council of Ministers a committee responsible for inventorying the damage caused by torrential rains and floods to infrastructure and proposing solutions and measures at the state level, led by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure and composed of the Ministry of Defense, Interior, Emergency and Crisis, and other federal agencies, in addition to representatives from all local emirates.
His Highness emphasized that “the exceptional weather conditions that occurred in the country were good for us, as the dams were filled, the valleys were flooded with good rains and the underground water reserves were filled, and We have learned great lessons to deal with serious rains in our developed cities, and we are putting our hands on the areas of development and strengthening preparedness and preparedness. »And we prepare better for the future, God willing. “So it’s better for us.”
His Highness expressed his thanks to “all those who have worked and are still working for the good of the nation, from emergency and crisis centers, security authorities, military or civilian, federal and local governments, volunteers and all citizens and residents who have shown solidarity, solidarity and great love for the UAE, may God protect them.
During today’s Council of Ministers, His Highness also reviewed the latest developments of the National Tourism Strategy and the most important achievements of this sector, explaining that “the total number of customers in hotel establishments reached 28 million customers in 2023, an increase of 11%. compared to the previous year, which saw public spending on international tourism in the Emirates amount to 118 million dirhams, compared to 47 billion dirhams for domestic tourism… and the contribution of the tourism sector to our product interior is approaching 180 billion dirhams. in 2023.”
His Highness highlighted that the Council of Ministers today reviewed the evolution of the UAE’s economic agenda, as “the country was able to sign and negotiate comprehensive economic partnership agreements with more than 13 countries, which will allow us to increase the country’s exports with an additional value amounting to 366 billion dirhams annually by 2031 thanks to these agreements.
As part of the Council’s work today, His Highness was informed of the latest developments in the country’s national service export development agenda, since “our total service exports reached 606 billion dirhams in 2023, compared to 570 billion, of which more than 170 billion dirhams were exports of digital services that same year. As for the United Arab Emirates’ total foreign trade, all goods and services combined, in 2023, it reached a record figure of 4,445 billion dirhams.
His Highness noted that “according to a report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the UAE ranked 15th in the world in terms of foreign direct investment abroad in 2023, investments from countries abroad amounting to more than 880 billion dirhams at the beginning of 2023.”
His Highness added: “Our economic journey continues and accelerates, and our development achievements continue and will not stop. We ask God to grant us prosperity, stability, security and safety.
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