President issues four federal decrees

The President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued three Federal Decrees on the UAE's joining of the three protocols of the Biological Diversity Convention.

The three Decrees include, Federal Decree No. 77 of 2014 on the UAE's accession to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Federal Decree No. 75 of 2014 on the accession to The Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and Federal Decree No. 66 of 2014 on the accession of the State to The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation.

Dr. Rashid Ahmed bin Fahd, Minister of Environment and Water said the accession to these protocols comes in line with the UAE Vision 2021, and boosts the country's international competitive indicators, and the ministry's strategy for 2014- 2016 on promotion of environmental sustainability within the management and protection initiative of ecosystems.

Bin Fahd said that the ministry will work in the next phase on cooperation and coordination with partners to prepare the necessary plans to activate the implementation of the three protocols, with particular emphasis on the preparation of laws and regulations and awareness programmes, and capacity building, in addition to the proposal of institutional mechanisms that ensure effective implementation of the three protocols.

The UAE joined the Convention on Biological Diversity under Federal Decree No. 107 of 1999. The three protocols represent all protocols emanating from the Convention.

Chairman of General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments appointed

The President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a Federal Decree concerning the appointment of Dr. Mohammed Mattar Salem Al Ka'abi as Chairman of the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments, with the grade of Under-Secretary of the Ministry.

According to the Decree, all competent authorities should implement this decree, which cancels any provision which may be inconsistent with it. The Decree will be published in the official Gazette and take effect from the date of issuance.






 


 

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