ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, February 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
The Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, represented by the Department of Social Support Centers of Abu Dhabi Police, concluded the second Crime Prevention Conference at the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi which took place under the slogan "The Family…Prevention and Protection.”
The conference recommended increasing cooperation to execute the national strategy for maternity and childhood, by preparing and developing relevant laws and legislations, raising awareness among the public and defining and providing necessary services.
The conference called upon all institutions working under the national strategy, to reconsider improving the work conditions for mothers with children under 3 years old. Institutions were urged to review the laws that regulate human resources, taking into consideration part time, flexible working hours (adjustable), special leaves (in case the mother is busy with child-related appointments), high-quality children’s day care, maternity leaves and paternity leaves.
The recommendations of the conference highlighted the importance of cooperation and concerted efforts among all institutions in order to prepare an educational program targeting those that are about to get married, under the national strategy. Such programs would include, to name a few, programs on financial management, in addition to continuous support to new mothers through domestic visits made by child-care specialists. The conference also suggested that pre-marriage and financial management skills should be integrated into school curriculums, and that domestic visits should be implemented during the post-marriage period. The conference also suggested that new mothers should be provided with long-term domestic visits with the assistance of experienced specialists.
Furthermore, the conference called upon institutions and parents to invest in early childhood education and to include early education in the national strategy. It also called for establishing day care and early education programs, by training and utilizing early childhood education specialists and providing day care centers and kindergartens for working mothers.
Additionally, the conference recommendations urged the institutions to develop a statistical national database within the national strategy for maternity and childhood, in cooperation with national universities, taking into consideration the need for reliable national statistics on maternity and early childhood education.
In a statement made on the occasion of the conference, Major General Mohammed bin Al Awadhi Al Menhali, Director General of Police Operations at Abu Dhabi Police, stressed the importance of investment in maternity and childhood and the usage of the ideal means to raise children and protect them against all struggles from early on.
Al Menhali said: "The Abu Dhabi Police is keen to take the initiative and lead in serving our society, using the best and most modern means and applications in order to ensure the safety and security for all citizens and residents in the country.”
In his speech at the concluding ceremony, Brigadier Najim Abdullah Al Hosani, Director of the Social Support Centers Department of Abu Dhabi Police, said: "The world is witnessing fast cultural and technological changes. The responsibility to cope with these changes and developments and be prepared for them is a responsibility for both individuals and institutions. The United Arab Emirates is first and is a leader in providing support to all society categories, in order to enable individuals to live in a cohesive family environment and a healthy social atmosphere, based on sympathy, harmony, mercy and collaboration, providing society with positive values that help protect individuals and prevent them from getting involved in crimes.”
Al Hosani added: "Building on its social responsibility, the Abu Dhabi Police is first and is a leader in adopting the latest police sciences and applications. Therefore, the conference was held under the slogan ‘The Family…Prevention and Protection.’ Childhood and maternity are major pillars of society, and supporting them is the perfect investment that guarantees results for individuals and the society alike, as they help achieve the highest safety and security standards.”
At the end of his speech, Al Hosani extended his gratitude to the partners, sponsors, speakers, attendees and organizers for the great efforts they made to help make the conference successful.
Brigadier Najim Abdullah Al Hosani, Director of the Social Support Centers Department of Abu Dhabi Police, accompanied by Colonel Mohammed Ahmed Al Hosani, the Deputy Director of the Social Support Centers Department of Abu Dhabi Police, honored the attendees, partners and sponsors.
The conference had continued on its third day. The first session was chaired by Lt. Colonel Dr. Khalfan Sultan Al Kendi, Acting Manager of Employees Affairs Department at the Human Resources General Directorate at the Abu Dhabi General Headquarters. The session featured two papers. Dr. Mansour Abdul Hamid from the Abu Dhabi Rehabilitation Center presented the first paper under the title ‘Parenting Styles’. The second paper, which was presented by Dr. Jennifer Moore, Section Chief - Maternal and child Health, Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD), discussed ‘giving our children the best start by investing in mothers.’
Colonel Mohammed Ahmed Al Hosani, Deputy Director of the Social Support Centers Department of Abu Dhabi Police, chaired the second workshop that reviewed and discussed three papers. The first paper addressed ‘Parents role in preparing children for behaving at kindergarten’ and the Abu Dhabi Experience. It was presented by Dr. Masoud Abdullah Badri from the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC). Dr. Yousuf Alsharif, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Al Bayan Center for Studies and Researches, presented the second paper under the title ‘Motherhood and its role in the prevention of crime.’ The third paper was presented by Dr. Jonathan McAuley from Abu Dhabi Police’s Social Support Centers Department, and was titled ‘Empowering success opportunities- conference results.’
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