His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, has praised efforts as the UAE ranked seventh globally and first regionally in the 2024 Gender Inequality Index of the UN Development Programme.
A recycling initiative in Dubai has cut single-use plastic water bottle usage by nearly 18 million in two years by dispensing free drinking water throughout the city.
The UAE Food Bank will distribute more than 5 million meals during Ramadan to feed half a million families and over three million workers.