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October 27, 2016
Civil Defense and Modern Media Conference
Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior inaugurated the Civil Defense and Modern Media Conference. The conference is organized by the Civil Defense General Directorate at the Ministry of Interior in Abu Dhabi, and coincides with the World Civil Defense Day.
The conference discussed the basic role of civil defense and civil protection organizations in handling catastrophes and their outcomes, as well as the latest developments win this regard. He added that the conference is an opportunity to revitalize and renew educational campaigns and preventive instructions about fires and other risks to spread the culture of safety and preventive awareness amongst community members according to comprehensive media programs. It also aims to reinforce partnership with both public and private sector institutions, and volunteer organizations, so as to achieve the civil defense’s strategic goals; notably boosting prevention awareness in society and ensuring speed of response to emergencies and public disasters. It is noted that the rapid development witnessed by the media sector is knowledge-driven and a direct result of development in communication technologies.
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