Dubai: To mark World Youth Day, the UAE on Sunday launched the UAE Youth Global Initiative, said His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE.

In his tweet, Shaikh Mohammad said the initiative will "help our youth use their full potential to enhance the UAE's reputation and spread awareness of its values and heritage as well as the all-round progress it has achieved".

"We are in a constant race with the world. We can lead the way by investing in science and by building distinctive and inspiring national capacities that take us to the forefront. The children of Zayed are the ones who can take us there," he added.