Under the patronage of Lt. General His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Anti-Narcotics Council, the activities of the Drug Prevention Forum (2024) were launched today at Dubai Hills Mall, which is organized by the Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with the Dubai Police General Command, and will last 10 days, under The slogan “My family…my greatest wealth” is part of the ministry’s participation in World Anti-Drug Day.
The forum activities were opened by His Excellency Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, in the presence of Major General Eid Mohammed Thani Hareb, Director of the General Department of Narcotics Control at Dubai Police, Brigadier Saeed Abdullah Al Suwaidi, Director General of Federal Narcotics Control at the Ministry of Interior, and Brigadier Sultan Buataba Al Zaabi, Director General of Community Protection. Crime Prevention at the Ministry of Interior, and a number of officers and officials.
The forum aims to enhance community awareness of the dangers of narcotics and psychotropic substances, ways to prevent them, and the pivotal role that families play in protecting their children from these scourges, raising awareness of their harms, combating electronic promotion, the causes and indicators of narcotic and psychotropic substance abuse, protective and risk factors, and the role of parents in protecting their children from narcotic substances and psychotropic substances. mentality, introducing the federal law on combating narcotic substances, treatment and rehabilitation services in the United Arab Emirates, ways and methods of community integration, monitoring challenges and innovative ideas through sessions and spreading a culture of rejecting the experience of abuse through a plan that uses digital technologies and display screens and includes workshops and brainstorming sessions. And social media platforms.
The activities focus on a number of themes, including the pillars of the national “Siraj” program to combat drugs, and the themes of daily happiness, “good company,” and “a healthy body.”
The Ministry of the Interior and the participating entities organize a wide range of activities and programs, including those intended for children and young people, and others directed towards families.
The list of partners includes, in addition to the relevant departments of the Ministry of Interior and the general police commands in the country, the Anti-Narcotics Council committees, the Hemaya International Center from the Dubai Police General Command, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and the Khalifa Empowerment Program “Aqdar”.
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