COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber on Monday said he respected the science around climate change and that the work of his presidency had been centred around it.

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan hailed the contributions of the people of UAE at the Union Day Parade in Abu Dhabi’s Al Watbha on Sunday.

Bill Gates’ advanced nuclear reactor company TerraPower LLC and the United Arab Emirates’ state owned nuclear company ENEC said on Monday they have agreed to study the potential development of advanced reactors in the UAE and abroad.

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with António Guterres on Sunday, Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Expo City Dubai.

The Emirati field hospital that has been set up in the Gaza Strip has started providing treatment services to injured Palestinians.  

Emirates Red Crescent is continuing to distribute urgent humanitarian and relief aid packages to the people of Gaza. 

Global donors pledged a collective $777.2 million at the 2023 Reaching the Last Mile Forum at COP28 on Sunday to help control, eliminate, and eradicate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including a commitment from the UAE of $100 million.

The COP28 Presidency formally launched and unveiled endorsements of its UAE Declaration on Climate, Relief, Recovery and Peace on Sunday.

World religious leaders, scientists and global political officials came together on Sunday for the inauguration of the first-ever Faith Pavilion at a COP, to discuss the role of faith communities and religious institutions in addressing the climate crisis.

Kenyan President William Ruto and the UAE have joined to convene African heads of state and other leaders in a landmark event at COP28 to accelerate Africa’s Green Industrialisation, leveraging the UAE’s clean energy pipeline in Africa.