General UAE Legal Questions LawCabinet Resolution No. (7) of 2017 Establishing the Office of the Minister of State for Tolerance

Article (3) Office Powers The Office shall undertake the following powers: 1. Follow up on the application of the provisions of Federal Law by Decree No. 2 of 2015 concerning Combating Discrimination and Hatred. 2. Establish a plan for the national programme to promote the values of tolerance, coexistence and peace; to eliminate extremism, hatred and discrimination in coordination with the relevant authorities; and to follow up on their implementation and development. 3. Raise awareness of the reality of the State as an ideal environment which embraces different nationalities and religions through the use of various means of communication and information that are available locally, regionally and internationally. 4. Organise events and activities locally, regionally, and internationally that promote tolerance, coexistence, peace, shared human values, cultural pluralism, and acceptance of others in terms of thinking, culture, religion and ethnicity. 5. Provide help and administrative support to the Minister in the tasks assigned to her; and 6. Represent the State in regional and international forums that call for the values of tolerance and respect for others, dialogue of civilizations, religions and cultures, and eliminating intolerance, hatred, extremism and discrimination. 7. Any other powers assigned to the Minister in accordance with the laws, regulations, and Cabinet resolutions issued in this regard.

Article (4) The Minister a. The Minister shall be responsible for drawing up the general policy of the Office and managing its affairs, and shall exercise the following powers in particular: 1. Implement the policy and strategic plans of the Office. 2. Supervise the work flow of the Office in general, adopt decisions regulating this and follow- up on the completion reports. 3. Supervise the preparation of drafts for the Office budget and the final account, and follow up on the budget implementation within the financial allocations approved therefor. 4. Propose the organisational structure of the Office and submit it to the Cabinet for approval. 5. Issue the laws and regulations for the organisation of the Office work flow.

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Cabinet Resolution of 2017 Establishing the Office of the Minister of State for Tolerance 3 6. Supervise the Office assignments in general as ordered by the Prime Minister with regard to tolerance. b. Any other powers assigned to her by law or a Cabinet resolution or by the Prime Minister. The Minister may authorise certain powers to whom she deems fit among the Office staff.