Sheikh Mohamed’s first address to the nation as UAE President provided a clear and practical roadmap for the UAE.
It is a future that is underpinned by economic diversification, energy security and international co-operation.
As Sheikh Mohamed emphasised, our most valuable resource will sit at the heart of this future state: our people.
In the years ahead, the UAE's resilience and the driving force behind our sustainable progress will be formed and powered by human capital.
“The people of the UAE, and striving to empower them, always has been, and continues to be our nation’s top priority.
Their happy lives remain the basis of all our future plans,” Sheikh Mohamed said, noting that “thanks to the efforts of our people and those who have chosen to call the UAE their home,” the UAE has transformed into an advanced, sustainable and integrated ecosystem.
At times of uncertainty and disruption, such clarity of purpose and message is vital.
Sheikh Mohamed’s vision for the future – and the continuation of the legacy of Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Khalifa it embodies – reminds us of the interconnected nature of the challenges we face today, and why people must be at the heart of solutions.
In the same way that everything in the Earth’s system is connected, so too the health and well-being of our people is inextricably linked to the health of our planet and our shared prosperity.