Humanitarian body in Sharjah revamped

Sharjah Ruler issues Emiri Decree on Sharjah City for Humanitarian Service

His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, issued yesterday Emiri Decree No 48 for 2016, reorganising the Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services.

The decree stipulates the establishment of a civil institution to be labelled Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services with an aim to empower people with special needs.

The newly reorganised institution shall have legal status with a full legal capacity to undertake necessary legal actions to achieve its goals. It shall also enjoy complete financial and administrative independence with a separate budget from the government’s.

Branches

The institution’s headquarters will be in Sharjah city and it may have branches by virtue of decisions by the directorgeneral of the institution.

The newly reorganised Humanitarian City aims to support those with special needs and defend their right to treatment, education, rehabilitation and employment according to the effective laws in the country.

It further aims to protect and maintain the entire society from causes of disability by conducting early Humanitarian City aims to support those with special needs and defend their right to treatment, education, rehabilitation and employment It also aims to protect the entire society from causes of disability by conducting early detection, intervention, and educating the society on the causes of disabilities through media outlets and social media detection, intervention, and educating the society on the causes of disabilities through media outlets and social media.

The institution also aims to lay the necessary foundation to integrate people with special needs in public schools, institutions, and universities in coordination with relevant authorities.

The Humanitarian City’s financial resources will come from the annual grants provided by the Sharjah government, donations, financial and in-kind endowments offered by local authorities, ministries, companies, individuals, annual educational fees, fees of annual activities, events, exhibitions and campaigns organised by the establishment, and revenues of the establishment’s investments as well as the establishment’s movable and immovable properties.

The establishment’s funds shall be considered a public fund and exempted from all taxes.