DUBAI // The Year of Reading concluded on a high note on Tuesday as the UAE celebrated its literacy achievements over the past year.
The initiative contributed to a momentous shift as more than 1,500 initiatives engaged segments of society in reading, said Mohammad Al Gergawi, chairman of the Higher Supervisory Committees for Year of Reading and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and the Future.
The President, Sheikh Khalifa, issued the National Reading Law, the first decree of its kind in the UAE and the region. It positioned reading as a cultural value and set it in a legislative context bound by implementation, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.
Mr Al Gergawi said the support of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, had further strengthened the country’s position as a global reference point for active and sustainable knowledge.
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