ADP, ZHO to promote sports among POD
ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Police, ADP, remotely signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, with the Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination, ZHO.
The MOU aims to enhance the partnership and cooperation between both sides related to People of Determination (POD) and other affiliated individuals, to develop their skills and promote the culture of sports among them, as well as exchange information, expertise and sports-related knowledge, drat related plans and programmes, and organise joint sporting activities.
The MOU was signed by Abdullah Abdulali Al Humaidan, Secretary-general of the ZHO, and Major General Salem Shaheen Al Nuaimi, Director of Human Resources at the ADP.
Major General Al Nuaimi stated that the UAE has accomplished significant achievements in terms of empowering people of determination to be productive members of the community, as part of the UAE Vision 2021.
The signing of the MOU will continue the ongoing cooperation between the two entities and reinforce the ADP’S efforts to train people of determination and prepare them to participate in the Special Olympics, he added.
Al Humaidan praised ADP’S pioneering role in supporting people of determination and launching initiatives in line with the ZHO’S efforts to empower and integrate them into the community.
According to the MOU, both sides will be linked electronically to exchange information for decision-making purposes during emergencies and crises.
The MOU also aims to promote the campaigns organised by the ZHO, as well as facilitate the participation of the ZHO in sports programmes related to people of determination.
DRIVERS WARNED: The Abu Dhabi Police, ADP, have warned drivers about the risks of using mobile phones to surf the internet and social media sites while driving, as well as other behaviour that could cause accidents.
The ADP, in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Monitoring and Control Centre, ADMCC, and as part of road safety campaign, broadcast actual footage of drivers not concentrating on driving, which could lead to fatal accidents.
The ADP urged drivers to focus on driving to avoid accidents, not cause traffic congestion, and refrain from crossing red lights, stressing its keenness to promote traffic awareness through its social media plaforms, in partnership with media outlets.