In May 2005, UNICEF and the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a groundbreaking agreement to return children formerly involved in camel racing to their countries of origin and reintegrate them into their communities...
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ABU DHABI -- April 25, 2007 -- UNICEF and the Government of the United Arab Emirates, together with delegates from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Mauritania, and Sudan met this week to affirm their historic commitment to ending the use of children as camel jockeys and providing services and compensation to all children formerly involved in camel racing in the UAE...
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NEW YORK, 18 December 2006 - UNICEF today welcomed the allocation of $9 million by the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to assist former camel jockeys who have returned home to their communities. "The UAE's decision to expand and extend its cooperation to include former camel jockeys who left the country before, or outside of the legal system put in place for repatriation and rehabilitation, shows their high level of commitment to the wellbeing of these children," said Rima Salah, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director...
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Khaleej Times -- September 22, 2006 -- ABU DHABI -- "The UAE has closed for good the page of the use of children in camel races. We pledged before the world to end this problem and we have honoured our promise. We are deeply proud of this achievement," said Colonel Najem Al Hosani, director of community police, Abu Dhabi...
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DUBAI/AMMAN - May 8, 2005 - In a major step to provide protection and support to children involved in camel racing, the UAE Ministry of Interior and UNICEF today signed an agreement to provide some $2.7 million to help in return and re-integration of child camel jockeys in their home communities...
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