A landmark event championing children's rights in the UAE will be held for the third time next month.
Emirati Children's Day is observed on March 15 of each year, in recognition of the milestone date a law was approved to safeguard young members of society from all forms of abuse.
It was launched by Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, chairwoman of the General Women's Union and president of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood (SCMC).
Rym Alfalasy, secretary general of the SCMC and Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, were among those in attendance at a press conference to promote the day at Manarat Al Sadiyat in Abu Dhabi.
The day was adopted to coincide with the approval of the Child Protection Law 3, popularly called Wadeema law, on March 15, 2016.
The law protects Emiratis and residents and lays out the legal rights of minors in the UAE. It is designed to protect children until the age 18 from all types of abuse, including physical, verbal and psychological abuse.
The law was further strengthened in December, 2018 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid.
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