Role in nation’s growth for senior Emiratis
Cabinet approves new national policy for better life post-retirement
Our senior Emiratis are an inexhaustible source of giving and I urge all Emiratis to learn from their experience and embrace the culture of giving, dedication and sincerity.”
Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid
Senior Emirati citizens are now ensured an improved quality of life post retirement, after the National Policy for Senior Citizens was approved by the UAE Cabinet yesterday.
The policy includes seven main pillars, namely health care, community involvement and active life, effective civic participation, infrastructure and transportation, financial stability, safety and security, and quality of future life.
It aims to provide the “elderly” — a term now replaced with ‘‘senior Emiratis,” by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai — with an active role in their country’s development progress. Shaikh Mohammad chaired the Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi.
“Our senior Emiratis are an inexhaustible source of giving and I urge all Emiratis to learn from their experience and embrace the culture of giving, dedication and sincerity,” said Shaikh Mohammad.
The UAE Cabinet yesterday approved the National Policy for Senior Citizens that aims to provide them with a decent life after retirement and ensure their active engagement in their country’s development progress.
The policy includes seven main pillars, namely health care, community involvement and active life, effective civic participation, infrastructure and transportation, financial stability, safety and security, and quality of future life.
The cabinet meeting was chaired by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi.
The meeting was attended by Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.
The cabinet stressed that the provision of decent living conditions for senior Emiratis is in fulfilment of the directives of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on providing a decent life for all segments of society in line with UAE Vision 2021 and UAE Centennial Plan 2071.
Shaikh Mohammad said: “We have issued directives to replace the term ‘elderly’ with “senior Emiratis’ and we approved the National Policy for Senior Citizens to improve the quality of their life and ensure their continued and active participation in the UAE society.
Senior citizens are senior in their experience and giving. The social cohesion would not have been possible without ensuring a dignified life for them.”
“Our senior Emiratis are an inexhaustible source of giving and I urge all Emiratis to learn from their experience and embrace the culture of giving, dedication and sincerity.
“We will never forget what
they have and are still offering the UAE, and we say to them ‘You are our example and source of pride. Providing you with comfort, health care, stability, and quality life are a national and humanitarian duty and the UAE government is always giving back to everyone who contributes to its renaissance’.”