Sharjah: His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, issued on Wednesday Emiri Decree No 48 for 2016, re-organising the Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services.

The decree stipulates the establishment of a civil institution to be labelled harjah City for Humanitarian Services with an aim to empower people with special needs.

The newly reorganised institution shall have legal status with a full legal capacity to undertake necessary legal actions to achieve its goals. It shall also enjoy complete financial and administrative independence with a separate budget from the government’s.

The institution’s headquarters will be in Sharjah city and it may have branches by virtue of decisions by the director-general of the institution.

The newly reorganised Humanitarian City aims to support those with special needs and defend their right to treatment, education, rehabilitation and employment according to the effective laws in the country.

It further aims to protect and maintain the entire society from causes of disability by conducting early detection, intervention, and educating the society on the causes of disabilities through media outlets and social media.

The institution also aims to lay the necessary foundation to integrate people with special needs in public schools, institutions, and universities in coordination with relevant authorities.

The Humanitarian City’s financial resources will come from the annual grants provided by the Sharjah government, donations, financial and in-kind endowments offered by local authorities, ministries, companies, individuals, annual educational fees, fees of annual activities, events, exhibitions and campaigns organised by the establishment, and revenues of the establishment’s investments as well as the establishment’s movable and immovable properties.

The establishment’s funds shall be considered a public fund and shall be exempted from all taxes and all local fees.

The newly issued decree abolishes Emiri Decree No 4 for 1995 on Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services.

The decree shall be effective from the date of its issuance. It shall also be published in the official gazette